Patents Assigned to Anchor Brake Shoe Company
  • Railroad brake shoe
    Patent number: 5407031
    Abstract: A tread brake shoe for a railroad wheel has a cross-section with a bidirectional laminate structure, which includes a core element of a high-friction material for contacting the wheel tread and, at least one low-friction element positioned on the high-friction material sidewall for contact with the wheel flange and to inhibit wheel flange contact with the high friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Anchor Brake Shoe Company
    Inventor: C. Dale Christie