Patent ID: 6769519
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B61K

Abstract:
A device for lubricating a flange portion of a railroad wheel engageable with a molded brake block of a brake shoe, said device comprising:(a) at least one lubricating member for altering friction between said flange portion of such railroad wheel and a rail formed from a polymer based compound selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, polyamides, polytetrafluoroethenes, and various combinations thereof, said at least one lubricating member having a first predetermined shape; and (b) a means secured to a predetermined portion of an inner surface of said at least one lubricating member and with a surface of said molded brake block which confronts such flange portion of such railroad wheel for attaching said at least one lubricating member to said brake block of such brake shoe.