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Mounting gage for slack adjuster

US5131163A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 1991
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T17/221
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gage for use in mounting a slack adjuster having one end having an opening adapted to removably couple the slack adjuster to a brake control shaft and an opposite end having an opening adapted to removably receive a bearing pin for rotatably coupling the slack adjuster to a clevis adjustably mounted on a brake actuating push rod, wherein the gage includes an elongated body having first and second ends, the first end having a first bearing surface adapted to engage with an outer surface of the control shaft, and the second end having a second bearing surface adapted for engagement with the bearing pin and an indicator for indicating when the position of the clevis lengthwise of the push rod provides a given angle between an axis extending lengthwise of the push rod and a line drawn through centers of the control shaft and the bearing pin.

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