Patent ID: 9580088
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B61F

Claim:
1. An improved wear plate for installation on a downwardly facing flat surface in the pedestal opening of the side frame of a railway truck, said wear plate being constructed from malleable metal and including a flat base, a first side wall joining with and extending upwardly from said flat base, and a second side wall joining with and extending upwardly from said flat base, said flat base having a first side and a second side, wherein said first side wall is provided on said first base side and wherein said second side wall is provided on said second base side, said first side wall and said second side wall each being movable relative to said flat base; wherein the base has a first surface and a second surface, each said base surface being separated by a thickness, wherein said first side wall includes a first surface that is a continuation of said base first surface and a second surface that is continuous with said base second surface, wherein said second side wall includes a first surface that is a continuation of said base first surface and a second surface that is continuous with said base second surface, and wherein said side walls have inwardly facing tabs for engaging the side frame, said thickness defining a continuous portion spanning between the respective first and second surfaces of each of said first side wall, said base, and said second side wall, and wherein said inwardly facing tabs are formed from said thickness, each said tab comprising an inner surface formed by a first side wall first surface or a second side wall first surface, and each said tab comprising an outer surface formed by a respective one of the first side wall second surface or second side wall outer surface.