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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891471 | Brake system stabilizer assembly The present invention adds a stabilizing force member to prior art Railway brake systems and greatly improves the control of the spatial orientation of a modified brake beam within a Railway vehicle and provides lateral support to a truck lever connection and levers... | 02/22/2011 |
| 6938739 | Brake head positioner A brake head positioning means for railcar braking systems. The brake head positioning means is comprised of an attachment means that is engageable with a railcar hanger arm for attaching such brake head positioning means to such railcar hanger arm. An extension mea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6739438 | Brake rigging system A brake rigging system which adequately distributes the braking force among all its components, said brake rigging system comprising: a driving beam having a first and a second end; two driving levers having a first and a second end, each driving lever rotary couple... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6332515 | Truck mounted brake beam A brake system for a railroad vehicle having first and second brake beams, two levers pivotally mounting an actuator to the first beam and push rods connecting the levers to the second beam. The first and second brake beams each include a pair of vertical... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6148966 | Adapter system for a railway vehicle braking system An adapter system for use in railway vehicle braking systems for increasing the height of a slack adjuster with respect to a force transfer lever in the braking system is provided. Increasing the height of the slack adjuster in the system results in bette... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5785159 | Braking mechanism for railroad cars having both pneumatic and mechanical actuators A braking mechanism according to the present invention for braking the wheels of a wheeled truck assembly includes a handle mounted to one beam which, when braking force is applied, urges a rod toward the other beam. The rod operates a lever mounted to th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 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 |
| 4795007 | Brake rod protector A brake rod protector for a brake rod in a braking system of a railway vehicle to repair a worn brake rod or to provide protection against wear along an area where wear normally occurs. The protector includes a metal base plate shaped to conform with the ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4650040 | Block brake for rail vehicles In a block brake with brake block regulator, which maintains the brake block shoe (6) in a predetermined rotational position about its rotational axis (5) through friction blocks (20) and friction surfaces (14), the friction surfaces (14) are in the form ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4452345 | Brake system for railway vehicle A brake system for a railway vehicle and method of making same are provided and such brake system comprises a brake rod member, a horizontal supporting member which is adapted to support the rod member for sliding movements thereon, and an antifriction co... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4428301 | Radial axle railway truck A radial axle railway truck has a pair of depressed center side frames supported at their ends from the axles by horizontal elastomeric pad devices carried on the sides of outboard journal bearing adapters to permit steering movements of the axles, the ho... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4279402 | Explosion barring shutoff device A shutoff device comprises a housing having a closable flow passage which is closed by a closing plate member which moves into a recess defined in said housing forming a receiving seat. The closing plate member is closed by the movement of a fluid pressur... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4147238 | Rail traction vehicle brake system A weight transfer rail traction vehicle adapted for travel on alternate sets of rail or road wheels which is characterized by a number of features including: a spring and shock absorber system which cooperate to maintain the springs, while in a rail trave... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4079818 | Brake rod support arrangement for railroad cars A support arrangement for brake rods of railroad car brake rigging comprising a U-shaped support member suspended from the underside of the car, a slotted sleeve snap fitted on the brake rod and located to rest on the bight portion of the support member, ... | 03/21/1978 |
