Abstract: A hanger assembly is provided for adjustably supporting an irrigator bag and allowing hanging and drying of an irrigator sleeve. The assembly includes a rod having two hooks at the top, a downwardly facing hook for hanging the rod and an upwardly facing hook for hanging the sleeve. A hanger arm is slidably mounted on the rod. The rod has a number of openings which may be engaged by a pin in the hanger arm to allow adjustment of the height of the arm.

Abstract: A clip-on wear plate for protecting the downwardly facing surface in the pedestal opening of a side frame of a railway truck. The wear plate is especially adapted to be used on worn pedestal surfaces and comprises either a pair of separate plates or a plate with a central portion removed.

Abstract: A rail fastener having provision for rail gauge adjustment comprises a pair of supports secured to the railway tie in a spaced relation on either side of the base of the rail and a spacer between each support and the rail base. A series of different width spacers are provided for exchangeable insertion between the rail base and support to allow lateral incremental shifting of the rail in the event that gauge adjustment is required. Resilient clips attached to the supports serve to hold down the rail between the spacers, and the dimensions of the spacers are also selected to provide constant deflection of the clips regardless of the adjusted position of the rail.

Abstract: One or more of the springs supporting the bolster of a railway car truck is a two stage spring group comprising an outer coil and an inner coil disposed within and coaxial with the outer spring. A retainer is provided to hold the inner spring in relation to the outer spring. The retainer has helically arranged lugs or a flange in engagement with the outer coil at the lower end, and the retainer also includes a support surface for supporting the lower end of the inner coil.

Abstract: A wear plate is installed on the downwardly facing surface of the pedestal opening of the side frame of a railway truck. The wear plate includes a base and a pair of lips extending upward from opposite sides of the base. The lips resiliently engage or clamp onto opposite sides of the pedestal with the base protecting the downwardly facing surface. The base is slightly bowed and is formed a convex shape relative to the downwardly facing surface before installation, such that upon installation, the base of the plate is free of undesirable distortions.