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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1977
Franklin P Adler, Michigan City, IN (US);
Illinois Railway Equipment Company, Chicago, IL (US);
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.