Brake beam
AssigneeBuffalo Brake Beam Company
InventorMichael R. Sandmann
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Abstract
A brake beam assembly containing a compression member, a tension member, a strut connected to the tension member and the compression member, and two brake heads with recesses. The ends of the compression member and the tension member are disposed within the recesses of the brake heads together with two fasteners per recess; each of the fasteners is substantially perpendicular to the tension and compression members; and no other structural elements are present in the recesses.
Claims13
A brake beam assembly comprised of a compression member with a first end and a second end, a tension member with a third end and a fourth end, a strut connected to said tension member and said compression member, a first brake head with a first recess, a second brake head with a second recess, wherein:
- (a) said first end and said second end of said compression member and said third end and said fourth end of said tension member are each comprised of a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole extending completely through said end;
- (b) said first end of said compression member and said third end of said tension member are disposed within said first recess, and said second end of said compression member and said fourth end of said tension member are disposed within said second recess;
- (c) disposed within each of said first hole is a first fastener, disposed within each of said second hole is a second fastener, and disposed within each of said third hole is a third fastener, wherein each of said first fastener, said second fastener, and said third fastener is disposed substantially perpendicularly to said compression member and said tension member;
- (d) disposed within said first recess is said third end of said tension member, said first end of said compression member, a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener, provided that no other structural member is disposed within said recess;
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- (e) disposed within said second recess is said fourth end of said tension member, said second end of said compression member, a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener, provided that no other structural member is disposed within said recess;
- (f) said compression member comprises a first end surface and a second end surface;
- (g) said brake beam assembly is comprised of a first brake head and a second brake head;
- (h) said first brake head is contiguous with said first end surface of said compression member;
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- (i) said second brake head is contiguous with said second end surface of said compression member.
A brake beam assembly comprised of a compression member with a first end and a second end, a tension member with a third end and a fourth end, a strut connected to said tension member and said compression member, a first brake head with a first recess, and a second brake head with a second recess, wherein:
- (a) said first end and said second end of said compression member and said third end and said fourth end of said tension member are each comprised of a first hole and a second hole extending completely through said end;
- (b) said first end of said compression member and said third end of said tension member are disposed within said first recess, and said second end of said compression member and said fourth end of said tension member are disposed within said second recess;
- (c) disposed within each of said first hole is a first fastener, and disposed within each of said second hole is a second fastener, wherein each of said first fastener and said second fastener is disposed substantially perpendicularly to said compression member and said tension member;
- (d) disposed within said first recess is said third end of said tension member, said first end of said compression member, a first fastener and a second fastener, provided that no other structural member is disposed within said recess;
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- (e) disposed within said second recess is said fourth end of said tension member, said second end of said compression member, a first fastener and a second fastener, provided that no other structural member is disposed within said recess;
- (f) said compression member comprises a first end surface and a second end surface;
- (g) said brake beam assembly is comprised of a first brake head and a second brake head;
- (h) said first brake head is contiguous with said first end surface of said compression member;
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- (i) said second brake head is contiguous with said second end surface of said compression member.
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