Brakes – Elements – Shoe fasteners
Patent
1995-03-01
1996-10-01
Graham, Matthew C.
Brakes
Elements
Shoe fasteners
188250G, F16D 6504
Patent
active
055604536
ABSTRACT:
A brake shoe key of the spring-type for affixing a brake shoe to a brake head, the key being formed from a flat strip of spring metal including a shank portion having a generally curvilinear profile and a head portion that is integral with the shank portion and is characterized by an open-loop configuration to provide a space in which a pry bar may be inserted, the open-loop configuration being formed by a stop leg that is outturned from one face of the shank and a pry leg that is spaced-apart from the stop leg on the opposite side thereof from the shank.
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patent: 4466513 (1984-08-01), Dedek
Falce Gary J.
Graham Matthew C.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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