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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter M Noble, Valencia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Swissvale, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104 / ; 104 / ; 184 / ; 188 711 ; 188256 ;
Abstract
Apparatus disposed in parallel relation to rails of a railway track section ahead or in advance of a railroad car retarder for applying a solid type lubricant to those areas of the car wheels frictionally contacted by the retarder and thereby suppressing excessive noise or squealing during retarding action.