Brake shoe with thermal management features

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 2 is an elevational view of a first side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a second side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a first end of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of a second end of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a top side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a bottom side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 9 is an elevational view of a first side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 10 is an elevational view of a second side of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 11 is an elevational view of a first end of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 12 is an elevational view of a second end of the brake shoe with thermal management features;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a top side of the brake shoe with thermal management features; and,

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a bottom side of the brake shoe with thermal management features.

Claims

The ornamental design for a brake shoe with thermal management features, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D988214
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 19, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 6, 2023
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Pittsburgh, PA)
Inventors: A. Gary Bowden (Laurinburg, NC), James Wesley Sugg (Pinehurst, NC), Matthew P. Jarusinski (Jackson Springs, NC)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: D. Ryan Tisdale
Application Number: 29/775,002
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Brake Element (D12/180)