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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:
Jan. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard F Murphy, Batavia, IL (US);
Michael K Burke, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Zeftek, Inc., Batavia, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188207 ; 188214 ; 1882191 ; 384 42 ;
Abstract
A brake rod protector for a brake rod in a braking system of a railway vehicle to repair a worn brake rod or to provide protection against wear along an area where wear normally occurs. The protector includes a metal base plate shaped to conform with the brake rod and be attached thereto by welding or the like and a body of plastic material bonded to the outer surface of the base plate and to be slidably engageable with a member of the braking system or the railway vehicle.