Patent ID: 6938739

Claim:
A brake head positioning means for railcar braking systems, said brake head positioning means comprising: (a) an attachment means engageable with a railcar hanger arm for attaching said brake head positioning means to such railcar banger arm; (b) an extension means engageable with and extending substantially perpendicular to and outwardly from said attachment means for providing sliding engagement and enabling a biasing force to be achieved; (c) a variable distancing means, said variable distancing means disposed for sliding engagement with and substantially perpendicular to said extension means adjacent a first end thereof, and engageable with a brake head adjacent a second end thereof; (d) at least two biasing means, disposed around said extension means and slideably engageable with said extension means for providing a bias so said variable distancing means during service; (e) friction washers between the variable distancing means and the biasing means; and (f) a plurality of capturing washers, one of said capturing washers disposed around said extension means and between a first one of a pair of friction washers and a first end of one of said at least two biasing means, and a second one of said capturing washers disposed around said extension means and between a second one of said pair of friction washers and a first end of another one of said at least two biasing means.