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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6279696 | Suspension system for a truck mounted brake assembly A suspension system for suspending a truck mounted brake assembly within a railway vehicle truck arrangement is provided. The suspension system comprises suspension members, each of the suspension members being pivotally connected at a first end with a pr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 4885061 | Brake hanger suspension A brake hanger suspension for suspending and securing a brake hanger between a pair of ears on a truck side frame of a railroad car wherein a pair of retainer blocks, between which the upper portion of the brake hanger extends, are locked together and bet... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4754857 | Universal air chamber mounting bracket An improved air chamber mounting bracket (40) for mounting an air chamber (41) to a rotary cam (32) actuated brake (10) is provided. The bracket includes a slot aperture (70) and a multiple hole aperture (72) for receiving air chamber mounting fasteners (... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4553642 | Brake arrangement for single axle wheel truck of railway car The brake beams of a single axle railway car wheel truck are swingingly suspended from a body portion of the car and engage with the axle housings of the wheel and axle assembly to enable the brake beams to move laterally and longitudinally with the wheel... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4463835 | Slide bearing attachment for U-section type unit brake beam guide lugs A slide bearing for attachment to U-section formed sheet metal type guide lugs of unit brake beams for mounting the unit brake beams equipped with such guide lugs in the railroad car truck side frame unit brake beam guide brackets, preferably in place of ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463836 | Snap-on slide bearing for U-section type unit brake beam guide lugs A snap-on slide bearing for application to U-section formed sheet metal type guide lugs of unit brake beams for mounting the unit brake beams equipped with such guide lugs in the railroad car truck side frame unit brake beam guide brackets, preferably in ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4269423 | Brake and wheel assembly A brake and wheel assembly for vehicles having small diameter wheels and heavy axle loading requiring high capacity braking is disclosed. An axle extension shaft cantilevered transversely on a vehicle frame mounts rotatably a dual wheel hub which also ser... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4211311 | Railway car truck and brake support structure A railway car truck includes two pairs of brake support guide assemblies connected to the side frames between the front and rear sets of wheels of the car. The support assemblies support and guide the nub ends of two brake units. The support assemblies in... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4015697 | Railway car brake rigging linkage A link is provided at one end with a first opening for receiving a member supported by a railway car body, and at the opposite end with a second opening. Extending through the second opening is a clevis that has parallel free ends provided with aligned op... | 04/05/1977 |
