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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
William E Kurtz, Johnstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Johnstown America Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
105247 ; 105416 ; 1054631 ; 188 52 ;
Abstract
A brake arrangement for a railroad car having a semi-closed box beam center sill and including a first aperture communicating with the interior of the center sill, a second aperture communicating with the interior of the center sill, a tie rod extending between the first and second apertures, the tie rod extending along the interior of the center sill and having a first end pivotally attached to a first lever extending through the first aperture and attached to brake linkage, and a second end pivotally attached to a second lever extending through the second aperture and attached to brake linkage.