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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Franklin P Adler, Michigan City, IN (US);
Assignee:
Pullman Transport Leasing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F / ; B61F / ; B61F / ; B61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1052 / ; 1052 / ;
Abstract
A pedestal type side frame for a railway truck selectively having a sling type axle bearing retainer and a key-type axle bearing retainer. The pedestal includes a pair of depending legs defining a downwardly opening jaw for receiving an axle roller bearing. Each leg includes a transversely chambered portion and one of the legs includes a transverse ledge spaced below the associated chambered portion; whereby, an axle roller bearing is entrapped within the pedestal jaw by said sling having its ends anchored within said chambered portions and by said key-type retainer cantilevered substantially beneath the bearing from said ledge.