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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264094 | Friction pair A friction pair has a friction member and a mating member. A braking force is generated owing to a friction force generated between the friction member and the mating member. The friction member includes base fibers, a friction conditioner, a binder and copper oxide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254872 | Belt buckle There is disclosed herein a decorative belt buckle comprising a base frame and a cover frame lockable with the base frame, and a tongue when it is inserted into the base frame thus creating a secondary lock. The cover frame includes a ratchet teeth mechanism for eng... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7143874 | Surge brake actuator A surge brake actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes an actuator housing and a coupler housing movably engaged within the actuator housing. Upper and lower coupler slide channels formed from a plastic material are releasably connected to the coupler housing an... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7059625 | Rehabilitation stroller A stroller, in particular a rehabilitation stroller, having a front frame which extends upward to the rear, at an angle | 06/13/2006 |
| 7018591 | High heat transfer tubular reactor A vapor-phase tubular reactor in a shell heat exchanger for removal of the heat of reaction at essentially isothermal conditions has porous wicking surface applied to the external surface of reactor tubes. The porous wicking surface on the reactor tubes draws liquid... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997290 | Parking brake assembly with wear adjustment for heavy road vehicle disc brake In a disc brake (10) having a disc (16) and a brake shoe (82) movable towards and away from a friction surface (86) provided on one face of the disc (16), there is provided a parking brake (22a/22b) havi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6848546 | Surge brake actuator A surge brake actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes an actuator housing and a coupler housing movably engaged within the actuator housing. Upper and lower coupler slide channels formed from a plastic material are releasably connected to the coupler housing an... | 02/01/2005 |
| 5259485 | Truck car braking system A slack adjuster adapted for use in railroad truck car braking mechanisms. The slack adjuster compensates for wear of the truck car brake shoes by automatically adjusting the length of travel of the brake cylinder piston rod as the shoes wear. The slack a... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4776439 | Disc brakes The present invention relates to a disc brake having a lever-type caliper, suitable for use on railway vehicles. The lever caliper type disc brake comprises a pair of pivotally mounted lever arms with an actuator arranged to act between said lever arms to... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4706786 | Brake linkage for vehicle brakes The pull- or push rod of a brake linkage, preferably in the form of a brake clamp, features a double spindle (21) whose oppositely directed threaded ends (20) are screwed into nuts (14) which have a self-locking thread and are hinged to brake levers (4). ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4527665 | Perambulator brake A braking device for a perambulator having a frame and a wheel with at least one recess comprises a disc rotatably mounted to the frame with a brake rod pivotally mounted to the disc and movable with rotation of the disc from a locking position engaging t... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4016959 | Actuator for a rail wheel tread scrubber block Movement of a fluid pressure operated piston serves to engage a scrubber block with a railway wheel by means of motion of a piston rod. The piston rod is toothed to engage a take up mechanism for adjusting a clearance between the scrubber block and the wh... | 04/12/1977 |
