Coupler knuckle pin protector structure and stress reliever

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1992-08-26

1994-02-15

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Railway draft appliances

Couplings

Counterpart

213155, B61G 304

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052859118

ABSTRACT:
A railway vehicle coupler including a coupler body and a knuckle rotatable about a vertical axis. A stress relieving bracket extends integrally from the coupler body and engages the knuckle in bearing relationship between upper and lower pivot connections mounting the knuckle for pivotal movement on the body. The stress relieving bracket when in bearing relationship with knuckle serves to transfer stresses from the knuckle to the coupler body during train operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2548479 (1951-04-01), Kayler
patent: 3097751 (1963-07-01), Henricot
patent: 4640422 (1987-02-01), Elliott
patent: 4976363 (1990-12-01), Altherr
patent: 5145076 (1992-09-01), Murphy et al.

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