Brakes – Position adjusters – Supports
Patent
1977-09-12
1979-01-23
Reger, Duane A.
Brakes
Position adjusters
Supports
B61H 1638
Patent
active
041356080
ABSTRACT:
There is provided an improved safety support for adjustable mounting on brake beams of railway cars for supporting one end of a bottom connecting rod should it become detached from the brake rigging. In one modification attachment, pieces are arranged to be mounted at different elevations on a brake beam for supporting the upper ends of the safety support. In other modifications, attachment pieces are arranged for different angular mounting positions and/or different elevations in conjunction with separate positioning brackets. In still another modification right and left hand L-shaped attachment pieces have a plurality of holes in their vertical legs for mounting at different elevations and the distal ends of their horizontal legs overlap and are interconnected.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1644880 (1927-10-01), Hawkins
patent: 1841600 (1932-01-01), Haskell
patent: 2077547 (1937-04-01), Bosse
patent: 3703225 (1972-11-01), Spaeth
Illinois Railway Equipment Company
Reger Duane A.
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