Railroad car brake beam wear plate having one or more tapered walls

- ZefTek, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 2 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 7 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 10 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 13 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 16 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a right side view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 15, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 21 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 24 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having a tapered wall of my new design illustrated in FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the railroad brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design, that portion of the wear plate shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only;

FIG. 27 is an end view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 26; and,

FIG. 28 is a top plan view of the railroad car brake beam wear plate having tapered walls of my new design illustrated in FIG. 26.

Claims

The ornamental design for railroad car brake beam wear plate having one or more tapered walls, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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2350671 June 1944 Busch
2365744 December 1944 Busch
2553345 May 1951 Willis
2808906 October 1957 Busch
2918149 December 1959 McClure et al.
3020984 February 1962 Beau
3207271 September 1965 Polanin et al.
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5421437 June 6, 1995 Malachowski
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5924654 July 20, 1999 Anderson
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Foreign Patent Documents
143976 October 1951 AU
577032 June 1959 CA
Other references
  • Holland Transportation Technology Rail Car Components Brochures written by Holland, published prior to 2001.
  • The Holland Company Freight Car Components written by Holland, published prior to 2001.
  • ZefTek Car Parts written by Zeftek® Inc., published Aug. 15, 1998.
  • ZefTek Cost Cutting Car Components written by Zeftek® Inc., published prior to 2001.
  • Premium Brake Beam Saver Advertisement written by Zeftek® Inc., published Nov. 5, 1998.
  • Standard Brake Beam Saver Advertisement written by Zeftek® Inc., published Apr. 30, 1998.
  • ZefTek's Brake Beam Guides: Why Are They Better? written by Zeftek® Inc., published Nov. 12, 1998.
Patent History
Patent number: D497838
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 16, 2003
Date of Patent: Nov 2, 2004
Assignee: ZefTek, Inc. (Montgomery, IL)
Inventor: John D. Anderson (Aurora, IL)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Application Number: 29/174,461
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bolster Or Bearing (D12/47)
International Classification: 1203;