Railroad car brake shoe key

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right perspective view of a railroad car brake shoe key showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary right side view of the upper portion thereof, indicated in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary front right perspective view of the upper portion, indicated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary front left perspective view of the upper portion thereof, indicated in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary rear right perspective view of the upper portion thereof, indicated in FIG. 3.

The broken lines shown in the Figures are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the railroad car brake shoe key and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a railroad car brake shoe key, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D832164
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 13, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 30, 2018
Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company (Rosemont, IL)
Inventor: Andrew J. Morin (Mokena, IL)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Assistant Examiner: Gino Colan
Application Number: 29/590,896
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Brake Element (D12/180)