Railroad car axle protector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of a railroad car axle protector of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the railroad car axle protector embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1, the right side view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front end view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear end view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of a railroad car axle protector of our new design.

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 7

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the railroad car axle protector embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 7, the right side view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 10 is a front end view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 is a rear end view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the railroad car axle protector of the embodiment of our new design illustrated in FIG. 7.

The broken lines showing a small hole shown in FIGS. 7, 10 and 11, illustrate a portion of the railroad car axle protector that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a railroad car axle protector, as shown and described herein.

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Other references
  • Axle Protector publication, written by ZefTek and printed from www.ZefTek.com available prior to Dec. 18, 2012.
  • AAR Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices Roller Bearing Manual published Apr. 2011.
  • AAR Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices Wheels and Axles published Mar. 2012.
  • APTM Bearings Size and Dimensional Data published by The Timken Company published prior to Dec. 18, 2012.
Patent History
Patent number: D727207
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 2012
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 2015
Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company (Park Ridge, IL)
Inventors: John D. Anderson (Oswego, IL), W. John Peach (Montgomery, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cathron Brooks
Assistant Examiner: Clese Moore, Jr.
Application Number: 29/440,020
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/42)