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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
William W Dickhart, III, Fort Washington, PA (US);
James M Herring, Jr, Merion Station, PA (US);
Assignee:
Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
267204 ; 267287 ;
Abstract
Damping elements physically contact some of the coils on one or more mechanical coil springs disposed between a railway car body and a truck. The coils contacted may be at the ends of the springs or at areas between the ends. When double springs are involved, with one being spaced within the other, the damping elements are disposed in the space between the springs at the ends thereof.