. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Patented January 10, 1855. „ ftg-i. =. The improvement consists in attaching to each end of the brake-beam metallic sockets, (Rj seen in Fig. 3. Theshoes (J) are placed in the sockets, and secured therein by means of the faceplates (A), which form one side ofthe sockets. See Figs. 2 and 3. The face plates being secured to the socket by means of screw bolts, (w) whichpass through the top and bottom of the sockets and lace plates. The shoes extend entirely through and out of thesocket in opposite directions and ma
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Patented January 10, 1855. „ ftg-i. =. The improvement consists in attaching to each end of the brake-beam metallic sockets, (Rj seen in Fig. 3. Theshoes (J) are placed in the sockets, and secured therein by means of the faceplates (A), which form one side ofthe sockets. See Figs. 2 and 3. The face plates being secured to the socket by means of screw bolts, (w) whichpass through the top and bottom of the sockets and lace plates. The shoes extend entirely through and out of thesocket in opposite directions and may be adjusted, as they are worn, by unscrewing, and thereby loosening thef:ice plates, by which the shoes may be shoved nearer the wheels, The face plates heing secured lightly againstthe shoes when they are properly adjusted, and thereby firmly securing the shoes in the sockets. Thus when theold shoes are shortened by use the making of new ones is obviated, is it will be seen that by placing the shoes insockets, they may be used until they are almost wholly worn out; whereas the ordinary shoes, by being perma-nentl
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