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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Douglas Gordon Cummings, Coal Point, AU;
Douglas Gordon Cummings, Coal Point, AU;
Bradken Resources Pty Limited, New South Whales, AU;
Abstract
A bolsterfor a bogie of an articulated railway wagon is shown including supports for constant contact sidebearers in the form of two pairs of brackets such asA andB being integral with the bolsterat its opposing respective ends. The brackets such asA are each adapted for fixing of the constant contact sidebearers which in turn are arranged to contact a corresponding wear plate mounted to an articulated connector. In a preferred example the corresponding wear plates are mounted to corresponding bracketsA,B which are cast integral with respective male or female articulated connector componentsor. Each bracketA/B extends laterally from the bolsterand, when viewed in plan, each bracketA/B has a longitudinal axis of symmetry which is orthogonal to a radius from a central rotational point of the articulated connectorof the railway wagon.