Railcar handbrake wheel
AssigneeAmsted Rail Company, Inc.
InventorsKEVIN SKIBINSKI, Kyle Warren, Weiping Wang, Nathan Reese
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Abstract
A railcar handbrake wheel of polymeric composition including an outer ring connected to a hub by at least two spokes. The hub containing an insert or core molded into the hub. The core is a shaft member having a first end and a second end, with a head connected to the first end. The head on the first end of the core having a greater cross-sectional area than the second end of the core. The core containing an opening extending from the first end to the second end.
Claims18
A railcar handbrake wheel of polymeric composition comprising:
- an outer ring;
- at least two spokes;
- a hub;
- a core;
- wherein said core has a shaft with a first end and a second end, said first end having a head, and said core containing an opening extending, from said head on said first end, through said shaft, to said second end;
- wherein said hub is centered inside said outer ring, and connected to said outer ring by said at least two spokes, and said core secured into said hub.
A railcar handbrake wheel of polymeric composition comprising:
- an outer ring;
- a plurality of spokes;
- a hub;
- a core;
- wherein said core is a shaft with a first and a second end, said first end having a larger cross-sectional area than said second end, said core having an opening extending from said first end, through said shaft, to said second end;
- wherein said hub is centered inside said outer ring, and connected to said outer ring by said plurality of spokes, and said core secured into said hub.
A railcar handbrake wheel of polymeric composition comprising:
- an outer ring;
- a plurality of spokes;
- a hub;
- a insert containing a first and a second end;
- wherein said insert contains a hole that extends from said first end to said second end;
- wherein said hub is centered inside said outer ring, and connected to said outer ring by said plurality of spokes, and said insert secured into said hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.