Railway flat car hand brake system
AssigneeThe Maxson Corporation
InventorsRichard W. Hackbarth, Douglas A. Puariea
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Abstract
A flat car hand brake system in which a vertical wheel, high powered hand brake is positioned horizontally below the deck to provide load clearance. An adjustable chain takeup system moves the idle portion of the brake chain at exactly the same rate as the loaded or pulled portion of the chain to prevent any slack which would cause fouling.
Claims7
In a hand brake system for use with a railway flat car of the type in which the brakes are activated by suitable mechanical linkage connecting the brakes to a standard vertical wheel high powered hand brake of the non-reel type wherein a pulled chain from the vertical wheel hand brake is connected to the mechanical linkage and an idle chain drops loosely out of the brake housing, the improvement comprising the positioning of said vertical wheel hand brake horizontally below the flat car deck with the shaft for the hand wheel extending up through the deck;
- and with a movable member connected to operate the mechanical linkage;
- a connection point between the pulled chain from the vertical wheel hand brake and said movable member;
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- an idle chain take up and return means positioned to convey the idle chain from the vertical wheel hand brake to said movable member connection point employed by the pulled chain but from the side of the member opposite the pulled chain.
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