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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. 20, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel G Scott, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ; B60T / ; B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303 86 ; 73 39 ; 73121 ; 303-1 ; 303 28 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic receptacle adapted to receive a pneumatic connector head of a test device is mounted in a universal location remote from the brake control valve of a railroad freight car. The remotely mounted receptacle may be located on the railroad car body, for example, and is communicated with access ports associated with the control valve via hoses or conduits. In locating the receptacle on the car body, hook-up of the test device can be accomplished conveniently and in a safe manner by railroad personnel in the course of conducting a single car test to check the condition of the car brakes, regardless of the control valve location.