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Two way automatic slack adjsuter

Assignee: Cardwell Westinghouse Co
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Filing: 1963-03-21
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1983-03-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rauglas Gerard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 08:58
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61H; B61H15/00; B61H15/0035; B61H15/0042; B61H15/0057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 319 words
AN AUTOMATIC TWO WAY SLACK ADJUSTER ADAPTED TO FORM A PART OF RAILROAD CAR BRAKE RIGGING AS A FORCE TRANSMITTING DEVICE, SAID ADJUSTER COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ELONGATE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN JUXTAPOSED PARALLEL RELATION, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS COMPRISING A SCREW MEMBER, A NUT SCREW THREADEDLY CARRIED BY SAID SCREW MEMBER AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF, THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS CARRYING A STOP CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SEATS POSITIONED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID NUT, RESILIENT MEANS FOR BIASING SAID MEMBERS TO MOVE IN A SLACK TAKE UP DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHICH MOTION BIASES SAID NUT AGAINST ONE OF SAID SEATS, LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID OTHER MEMBER AND SAID NUT FOR BIASING SAID NUT TO ROTATE IN A SLACK LET OUT DIRECTION, AND TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS FOR BIASING SAID NUT TO ROTATE IN A SLACK TAKE UP DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF SAID CONTROL MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID MEMBERS, SAID TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING ACTUATOR MEANS MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MEMBERS AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID NUT, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO BIAS SAID NUT FOR SAID ROTATION IN SAID TAKE UP DIRECTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF SAID CONTROL MEANS, SAID TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS HAVING A SECOND PREDETERMINED POSITION WHEREIN SAID LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS BIASING IS EFFECTIVE TO ROTATE SAID NUT IN SAID SLACK LET OUT DIRECTION, SAID NUT BEING BIASED AGAINST SAID ONE SEAT ON THE RELEASE POSITION OF SAID ADJUSTER BY THE FIRST MENTIONED RESILIENT MEANS, AND ON APPLICATION OF FORCES TO SAID ADJUSTER TENDING TO MOVE SAID MEMBERS IN OPPOSITION TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED RESILIENT MEANS, SAID NUT BEING DRAWN AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID SEATS TO TRANSMIT THRUST FORCES THROUGH THE ADJUSTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 319 words
AN AUTOMATIC TWO WAY SLACK ADJUSTER ADAPTED TO FORM A PART OF RAILROAD CAR BRAKE RIGGING AS A FORCE TRANSMITTING DEVICE, SAID ADJUSTER COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ELONGATE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN JUXTAPOSED PARALLEL RELATION, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS COMPRISING A SCREW MEMBER, A NUT SCREW THREADEDLY CARRIED BY SAID SCREW MEMBER AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF, THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS CARRYING A STOP CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SEATS POSITIONED ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID NUT, RESILIENT MEANS FOR BIASING SAID MEMBERS TO MOVE IN A SLACK TAKE UP DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, WHICH MOTION BIASES SAID NUT AGAINST ONE OF SAID SEATS, LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID OTHER MEMBER AND SAID NUT FOR BIASING SAID NUT TO ROTATE IN A SLACK LET OUT DIRECTION, AND TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS FOR BIASING SAID NUT TO ROTATE IN A SLACK TAKE UP DIRECTION AGAINST THE BIASING ACTION OF SAID LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF SAID CONTROL MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID MEMBERS, SAID TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING ACTUATOR MEANS MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID MEMBERS AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID NUT, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO BIAS SAID NUT FOR SAID ROTATION IN SAID TAKE UP DIRECTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF SAID CONTROL MEANS, SAID TAKE UP CONTROL MEANS HAVING A SECOND PREDETERMINED POSITION WHEREIN SAID LET OUT RESILIENT MEANS BIASING IS EFFECTIVE TO ROTATE SAID NUT IN SAID SLACK LET OUT DIRECTION, SAID NUT BEING BIASED AGAINST SAID ONE SEAT ON THE RELEASE POSITION OF SAID ADJUSTER BY THE FIRST MENTIONED RESILIENT MEANS, AND ON APPLICATION OF FORCES TO SAID ADJUSTER TENDING TO MOVE SAID MEMBERS IN OPPOSITION TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED RESILIENT MEANS, SAID NUT BEING DRAWN AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID SEATS TO TRANSMIT THRUST FORCES THROUGH THE ADJUSTER.

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