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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171861 | Railway vehicle power bogie having a semi-suspended motor A bogie includes two pairs of wheels (2), the wheels (2) of one pair being connected to one another by a shaft to form an axle (4), the axles (4) being connected to one another by a chassis (6) having at least two side members (... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7900563 | Reinforcing assembly for a tubular cross member of a rail and tram car bogie A reinforcing assembly for a tubular cross member of a rail and tram car bogie has a liner elongated along an axis, deformable radially, and insertable axially inside one end of the tubular cross member to line an inner cylindrical surface of the end; a tubular body... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7610862 | Rail road car truck with rocking sideframe A swing motion rail road freight car truck is provided that does not have lateral underslung cross bracing in the nature of a transom, a frame brace, or lateral rods. The truck has a truck bolster and a pair of sideframes, the truck bolster being mounted transversel... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7328659 | Rail road freight car with resilient suspension An auto rack rail road freight car is provided for carrying low density, relatively high value, relatively fragile lading. The car has a relatively soft suspension and an empty vertical bounce natural frequency of less than 2.0 Hz. The car also has additional ballas... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7267058 | Articulated truck Wires (electric wires) 29 and 30 of cars are connected to each other through connecting wires mounted to a truck frame of an articulated truck. The connecting wires are inserted into a flexible protecting pipe member and an intermediate portion thereof... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263931 | Rail road car and truck therefor A rail road car truck has side frames mounted to rock on the wheelsets. A bolster is mounted cross-wise on the sideframes, each end of the bolster being seated on a spring group, each spring group being seated in one of the sideframe windows. The bolster has damper ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255048 | Rail road car truck with rocking sideframe A swing motion rail road freight car truck is provided that does not have lateral underslung cross bracing in the nature of a transom, a frame brace, or lateral rods. The truck has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transverse... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249776 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7032913 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004078 | Truck for railroad car In a truck for railroad car capable of absorbing and reducing deformation due to torsional force acting on an end beam, end portions of right and left side frames 2a and 2b of a truck frame 2 are connected by an end beam 3. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004079 | Rail road car and truck therefor An autorack rail road car is provided with a truck that includes a pair of sideframes supported on wheel sets with bearing adapters positioned therebetween. The bearing adapters and the sideframes have associated parts or surfaces with curvatures configured to permi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966266 | Device for the radial control of a rail vehicle The invention relates to a device for the radial control of a rail vehicle. According to the invention, at least one wheel set (1) is mounted in a bogie or chassis and the ends of said wheel set(s) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6860210 | Rail vehicle system A rail vehicle system that has connecting bogies, supply units, control units, and transportation units, which can be placed on said connecting bogies in order to form a train with a modular construction. The connecting bogies contain at least two axles, one of whic... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6817301 | Railroad freight car truck suspension yaw stabilizer Yaw stabilization device provides a light-weight mechanism for increasing the linear yaw stiffness levels between the side frame and bolster to provide the proper inter-axle shear stiffness without affecting the compliancy required of the vertical suspension system.... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6659016 | Rail road freight car with resilient suspension An auto rack rail road freight car is provided for carrying low density, relatively high value, relatively fragile lading. The car has a relatively soft suspension and an empty vertical bounce natural frequency of less than 2.0 Hz. The car also has additi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6601520 | Motor bogie for a vehicle having an integral low-slung floor A motor bogie for a rail vehicle having an integral low-slung floor, the motor bogie having a frame resting on four wheels via a primary suspension, the frame supporting at least one motor disposed on one side of the frame and connected to at least one wh... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6474242 | Rail vehicle system A rail vehicle system that has connecting bogies, supply units, control units, and transportation units, which can be placed on said connecting bogies in order to form a train with a modular construction. The connecting bogies contain at least two axles, ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443071 | Drive bogie for a rail way vehicle and rail way vehicle equipped with such a bogie A drive bogie includes axles, a chassis and a device for driving each axle, including a motor, a reduction gearbox and a transmission coupling between the motor and the reduction gearbox, with a support mechanism being provided to allow the vehicle to sup... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6422154 | Three-piece railway truck frame having a selectively removable bolster A railway truck frame for a railway truck including a first side frame and a second side frame, each side frame having an inverted trapezoidal-shaped window including a first inclined side and a second inclined side. The truck frame also includes a bolste... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401627 | Adjustable bogie with three wheel sets for a rail vehicle A bogie with three wheel sets for a rail vehicle is described, in which the bogie has two end wheel sets (3) which are connected to a bogie frame (2) at their drive units by in each case at least one slanted link (1), and a center wheel set (12) is connec... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389985 | Composite boss block for rail car truck A set of composite boss blocks for a rail car truck having equalizer arms and side frames uses a thermoset plastic resin system with a synthetic fiber reinforcement contained within the plastic matrix to handle severe loads under impact and vibration, in ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371033 | High capacity integrated railway car truck A three piece stabilized railway car truck is provided with dimensions corresponding generally with an AAR nominal 100 ton size truck and a load carrying capability satisfactory for use with railway cars having a 315,000 pound gross weight on rail rating.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6363861 | Bogie for rail vehicles The invention is based on a bogie (1) for rail vehicles on which two interconnected wheel bearing housings, in which wheel axles (5) for rail wheels (2) are mounted, are articulated via an oscillating link (10). The rail wheels (2) are driven by means of ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357360 | Frame brace and center clamp A rail car truck includes a pair of longitudinally spaced wheelsets, a pair of laterally spaced side frames extending between and supported by the wheelsets and a bolster which extends between the side frames to support a vehicle body. There is a brace co... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6338300 | Bogie with composite side members A bogie designed to be secured so that it rests on wheels and including at least two wheel axles, at least one side member extending from the axles to an at least approximately central part of the length of the bogie, and axle boxes in which the axles are... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6305297 | Railway vehicle bogie and process for manufacturing a side member of such a bogie A railway vehicle bogie, including at least two axles, at least one side member being provided to connect the axles to a central part of the bogie. The side member is formed by an elastic blade shaped as a vertically oriented continuous flattened loop whi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6289821 | Rail vehicle, especially for local traffic The rail vehicle, especially for a streetcar or metropolitan transit car for local traffic, includes a car body (1) and an undercarriage (2) nonrotatably connected with each other by respective guide rods (3) each extending in a longitudinal direction. Th... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6253686 | Power puller motor bogie The invention concerns a power puller motor bogie comprising at least a gear motor (6, 10) arranged inside the bogie chassis (4), said gear motor (6, 10) being suspended in said bogie chassis (4) by means of at least two elastic connecting rods (7, 8, 9).... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250232 | Running gear for a rail vehicle A running gear for a rail vehicle having sprung longitudinal members of plastic, connected to one another by means of a cross-member structure and at their free ends to axle-boxes for rail wheels. In order to obtain optimal stability of the wheelset guida... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237877 | Failed bearing indicator A failed bearing indicator for detecting and indicating an overheated axle journal in a railcar axle bearing. In a preferred embodiment the failed bearing indicator is characterized by an elongated connector chain terminated on each end by a T-shaped conn... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220177 | Bogie for railway vehicle and process for manufacturing same A bogie for a railway vehicle which is supported on wheels mounted on at least two axles wherein the bogie includes a chassis which includes at least one housing in the form of a tubular beam which receives a side member which connects the at least two ax... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213027 | Railway vehicle bogie made of composite material and process for manufacturing such a bogie A railway vehicle bogie made of composite material which includes at least one elongated rigid support secured in a chassis made of composite material. The support is adapted to removably receive fasteners for mounting functional elements of the bogie at ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6189456 | High capacity axle for railway freight cars An improved railway car axle having a shaft body with a pair of wheel seats and a pair of journals respectively disposed adjacent to opposite ends of the axle. A dust guard seat may be located between each wheel seat and the associated journal. Also, fill... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173655 | Side frame-bolster interface for railcar truck assembly An interface between the end of a bolster and a side frame column for a three-piece railcar truck assembly is disclosed. The bolster and side frame have several pairs of facing stop surfaces at the interface. Each pair of facing stop surfaces are at two d... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6145445 | Rail vehicle bogie, a method of machining the bogie, and a tool for implementing the method The bogie comprises an axle (14) rotatably mounted on a fixed underframe, and measurement apparatus for measuring a physical magnitude related to rotation of the axle (14). The measurement apparatus (34) comprises a metal disk (36) secured to the axle (14... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6125767 | Railway truck sideframe with reinforced columns The present invention provides a sideframe for use in a traditional three piece railway freight car truck comprising a pair of laterally spaced sideframes supporting a bolster extending between the sideframes. Each sideframe comprises an elongated top com... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6053112 | Shimming of railway car primary suspensions There is disclosed a method for compensating for wheel wear to maintain a constant car floor height above the railroad track where the compensating shim is at all times attached to the railway truck. The method comprises generally the steps of providing a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5832838 | Frame brace universal mounting bracket assembly A rail car truck side frame for use in a frame brace truck which has stabilizing cross braces extending between the side frames. The side frame has a top compression member and a bottom tension member which are joined by upwardly and outwardly slanted end... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5802981 | Twelve-axle rail vehicle A railway vehicle having twelve wheel and axle assemblies grouped into six 2-axle truck assemblies. Three truck assemblies are mounted on each of two span bolsters which in turn are mounted on opposite ends of a railway vehicle. All of the truck assemblie... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5653177 | Bogie frame A bogie frame constituted by first and second sole-bars, first, second, third, and fourth half-cross-members, first and second auxiliary sole-bars, first and second brake supports, first and second drive fastenings, and first and second shock absorber sup... | 08/05/1997 |
