Malleable resilient pedestal wear plate
US9580088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F5/32
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wear plate for use with a railway truck, the wear plate being configured for installation on a downwardly facing surface of a pedestal opening of a side frame of a railway truck. The wear plate includes a base and a pair of side walls extending upwardly from opposite sides of the base with inwardly disposed locking features designed to engage the pedestal when the wear plate is installed, the locking features in a preferred embodiment being configured as resilient projections that engage, clamp or drag lock onto opposite sides of the pedestal with the base of the wear plate protecting the downwardly facing pedestal surface. The wear plate may be constructed from malleable or ductile metals or plastics.
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