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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410037 | Spare brake beam A spare brake beam for railway cars which can be quickly and easily installed in a train car without the necessity of cutting the car from the train nor dismantling the car nor the truck. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7328778 | Wheel brake caliper A crane wheel brake having a pair of brake shoes at opposite sides of a crane wheel. Each of the brake shoes has a brake pad, a brake pad guide roller and a spring for biasing the brake pad guide roller to project beyond the brake pad towards the wheel. The brake pa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6347447 | Method of manufacturing truck mounted brake beam A truck mounted brake beam including at least a primary beam having a center section and a pair of end sections with guide feet. The center portion may include two opposed channel elements, each having a horizontal base and two vertical walls, joined by f... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6155387 | Truck mounted brake beam and method of manufacturing A truck mounted rail brake including at least a primary beam having a center section and a pair of end sections with guide feet. The center portion may include two opposed channel elements, each having a horizontal base and two vertical walls, jointed by ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5947236 | Truck mounted brake for standard and premium ride trucks A truck mounted rail brake including at least a primary beam having a hollow center section and a pair of end sections with guide feet to be received in the slots of the truck and a brake shoe thereon. The end sections are slidable within the center secti... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5682964 | Brake beam wear plate A brake beam wear plate for mounting in brake beam guide brackets of railroad car truck side frames having side walls of varying thicknesses to define a slideway for the brake beam lugs providing a sloppy fit and a path of movement to obtain the ideal cla... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5456337 | Anti-rotation member for railcar brake beam An anti-rotation extension for a railcar braking system. The extension is connected to a brake beam and rides in a frame located guide channel. The channel is preferably oriented offset from the center axis of rotation of the roller wheels. The extension ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5421437 | Unit guide wear plate A unit guide wear plate which aligns the movement of a brake beam end guide within the side frame of a railroad car truck so that the brake shoes can provide the maximum amount of force against the wheels when stopping the railroad car. The unit guide wea... | 06/06/1995 |
| 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 |
| 4480721 | Snap-on slide bearing for recessed type guide lugs of unit brake beams A snap-on slide bearing for recessed type guide lugs of unit brake beams for mounting the unit brake beams in their railroad car truck side frame unit brake beam guide brackets, preferably in place of the conventional spring steel wear plate now generally... | 11/06/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4357999 | Radial truck centering brake assembly A railroad freight car truck designed for the installation of steering arms for radial tracking in curves and high speed stability, and truck mounted air brake rigging of the standard type utilizing dual push-rods through the bolster to eliminate the truc... | 11/09/1982 |
