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Single axle railroad truck with frame improvements

US4813359A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 1987
Grant dateMar 21, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61F5/30
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A railroad single axle truck having a pair of wheels with one wheel at each end of the axle, the truck including a frame having a pair of longitudinal spaced apart parallel horizontal side tubes of substantially equal length, the frame also including a pair of transverse spaced apart parallel horizontal beams of substantially equal length positioned normal to and substantially planar to the longitudinal side tubes, the beams being spaced apart for a distance longer than the length of the tubes with the side tubes positioned between the beams, and the end of each side tube having a joining member telescoped thereto and fixedly joined to the side tube with the member having an outer end fixedly joined to the beam.

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