Patent ID: 6148966
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B61H

Abstract:
An adapter system for positioning a longitudinally disposed centerline of a slack adjuster a predetermined distance above a predetermined horizontally disposed plane of a transfer lever in a railway vehicle braking system, said adapter system comprising:(a) a J-shaped member engageable with such transfer lever, said J-shaped member having at least a first portion and a second portion, said first and second portions being substantially horizontally disposed in a substantially parallel relationship with each other and being connected together with a substantially vertically disposed third portion, said first portion having a predetermined length greater than a predetermined length of said second portion, said first portion extending above and substantially parallel with at least a portion of such transfer lever, said second portion being positioned below an end of such transfer lever, and said third portion being positioned adjacent an edge of said end of such transfer lever;(b) a first aperture extending through said first portion of said J-shaped member and a second aperture extending through said second portion of said J-shaped member, said second aperture being substantially in axial alignment with said first aperture;(c) a connecting means extending through said first and second aperture and engageable with such transfer lever such that such transfer lever is located between said first and second portion of said J-shaped member;(d) a jaw member connected to an end of such slack adjuster, said jaw member engageable with said first portion of said J-shaped member such that a longitudinally disposed centerline of such slack adjuster is positioned a predetermined distance above a predetermined horizontally disposed plane of such transfer lever.