Railway truck mounted brake rigging having raised connection of force-transmitting member with transfer lever

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8556044
APP PUB NO 20120085596A1
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12901763

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A railway vehicle truck mounted brake rigging includes spaced apart first and second brake beams, a horizontally disposed first transfer lever having a pivotal connection with one brake beam and further having an upturned flange, a link seated horizontally on the shoulder, a horizontally disposed second transfer lever having a pivotal connection with another brake beam, a first force-transmitting member passing through the first opening of the bolster for pivotal connection with each of the link and the second transfer lever, the pivotal connection is offset in a vertical direction from a horizontal plane defined by the first transfer lever, and a second force-transmitting member passing through the second opening of the bolster for pivotal connection with opposed ends of the respective first and second transfer levers.

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WABTEC HOLDING CORP1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE WILMERDING PA 15148

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  • 2010 Application Filing Year
  • B61H Class
  • 19 Applications Filed
  • 9 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 47.37 % Issued To-Date
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Gregar, Peter Hobart, US 7 35
Marlow, Jonathon Hobart, US 18 105

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