Railway vehicle wear member

Claim 1

In a wear member for a railway vehicle wherein said vehicle comprises a pair of relatively movable components and said wear member is adapted to be supported by one of said components and protects said components from wear during relative movement thereof; said wear member comprising; a metal support adapted to be supported on said one component; a liner attached to said metal support, said liner having opposed surfaces comprising an inner surface thereof disposed adjacent said metal support and a smooth anti-friction outer wear surface engageable by said other component; said liner comprising, an ultra high molecular weight polymeric material defining said opposed surfaces, and a metal structure embedded substantially centrally between said opposed surfaces of said polymeric material which serves as a matrix for and substantially completely surrounds said metal structure, said metal structure having openings therein which receive said polymeric material completely therethrough and provide better embedment of said metal structure, said structure providing reinforcement and preventing cold flow of said polymeric material; the improvement comprising, a plurality of metal members extending between said metal structure and said metal support through polymeric material disposed between said metal structure and metal support and its associated one of said opposed surfaces, and weld means welding said metal members in position to said metal support.