Patent ID: 6619452
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60T,B61H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand brake front housing for a railroad car hand brake mechanism, said hand brake front housing comprising:(a) a front casing for enclosing pre-selected portions of a hand brake mechanism; said front casing having a front wall of a predetermined size and shape and a side wall portion extending inwardly and substantially perpendicular to said front wall; (b) a bearing mount integrally formed with said front wall of said front casing, said bearing mount including an outwardly protruding portion, which extends in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to said front wall of said front casing so as to form a juncture between said bearing mount and said front wall which is a fillet of a predetermined radius, said bearing mount having a predetermined size and shape capable of encircling and retaining a predetermined arrangement of a bearing unit; and (c) an aperture formed through said front wall of said front casing adjacent said bearing mount, said aperture being an only opening in said front wall of said front casing, said front wall and said side wall portion of said front casing and said bearing mount being formed as an integral single piece casing.