Suspension system for locomotives and the like

Claim 1

IN A RAIL-MOUNTED VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY IN A LOCOMOTIVE, IN COMBINATION, A RAIL-MOUNTED TRUCK; A MAIN FRAME HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND SIDE, AS VIEWED IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE; AN ELONGATED WEIGHT TRANSMITTING MEMBER EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING TWO SPACED END PORTIONS; CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF PENDULUM LEVERS EACH SECURED TO ONE END PORTION OF SAID WEIGHT TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND EACH ARTICULATELY SUSPENDED ON SAID TRUCK SO THAT THE WEIGHT TRANSMITTING MEMBER IS MOVABLE BACK AND FORTH WITH RESPECT TO THE TRUCK IN DIRECTIONS PARALLEL WITH THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE; A FIRST CUP SHAPED RETAINING MEMBER RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO A CENTRAL PORTION OF AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID WEIGHT TRANSMITTING MEMBER; A SECOND CUP SHAPED RETAINING MEMBER LOCATED ABOVE SAID FIRST RETAINING MEMBER; MEANS PROVIDING A RIGID CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID MAIN FRAME AND SAID SECOND RETAINING MEMBER; AND A BI-CONCAVE DISCSHAPED ELASTIC ELEMENT OF RUBBER-LIKE MATERIAL RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID RETAINING MEMBERS AND HAVING A THICKNESS SUFFICIENT TO NORMALLY MAINTAIN SAID RETAINING MEMBERS OUT OF ACTUAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, EACH OF SAID RETAINING MEMBERS HAVING A CONVEX PORTION IN FULL FACE TO FACE ABUTMENT WITH SAID ELASTIC ELEMENT AND SAID ELASTIC ELEMENT BEING ARRANGED TO TAKE UP AXIAL AS WELL AS SHEARING STRESSES BETWEEN SAID RETAINING MEMBERS, SAID WEIGHT TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND SAID LEVERS TOGETHER CONSTITUTING TWO COMPONENTS OF A CARRIER FOR SAID FIRST RETAINING MEMBER AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID COMPONENTS BEING RESILIENTLY YIELDABLE IN RESPONSE TO STRESSES TRANSMITTED BY SAID ELASTIC ELEMENT.