Claims
- 1. A friction wedge for a railroad car truck having a bolster, a suspension spring, and a side frame, said friction wedge comprising:a body having a base adapted to operatively engage the suspension spring of the truck, a wall adapted to operatively engage the bolster of the truck, and a front wall including a recess that comprises a bore extending through the front wall; a wear member adapted to be removably attached to said body, said wear member including a wear pad adapted to slidably engage the side frame of the truck and a protrusion attached to said wear pad adapted to be located within said recess of said front wall; and a fastener adapted to selectively prevent removal of said protrusion from said recess of said front wall, said protrusion including a recess adapted to removably receive said fastener; whereby said protrusion of said wear member is adapted to removably attached said wear pad to said body by extending into the recess in the front wall.
- 2. The friction wedge of claim 1 wherein said protrusion is adapted to fit closely within said recess in said front wall of said body.
- 3. The friction wedge of claim 1 wherein said front wall of said body includes a pocket having a bottom wall, said recess being located in said bottom wall.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/414,368, filed Oct. 7,1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,374,749.
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NACO Technologies Drawing No. 50330 dated Nov. 30, 1979. |