Patent ID: 7011190
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B61H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand brake mechanism for manually applying a brake shoe force to effect a brake application to at least one wheel of a railway vehicle, said hand brake mechanism comprising: (a) a housing including a front wall, a rear wall, a first side having an aperture, a second side disposed opposite said first side, and at least one mounting member; (b) a manually operable driving means disposed within said housing and rotatable in one direction for applying and in an opposite direction for releasing said brake shoe force; and (c) a clutch mechanism cooperatively connected with said manually operable driving means and operable upon rotation thereof in said one direction and upon a buildup of force therein for effecting said brake application, to an engaged disposition in which said manually operable driving means is constrained from rotation in said opposite direction and thereby maintaining said brake application until released.