Railway draft appliances – Couplings – Glass table
Patent
1991-07-08
1992-12-22
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Railway draft appliances
Couplings
Glass table
105 3, B61G 502
Patent
active
051728206
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a female connection member of an articulated coupling arrangement. Such female connection member includes a center sill engaging portion disposed adjacent a first end of such female connection member and a male connection member receiving portion disposed adjacent a readily disposed second end of such female connection member. A cavity having an open top portion and an open front portion is formed in such male connection member receiving portion. Such cavity is formed by a bottom wall portion, a pair of readily opposed side wall portions which extend upwardly from such bottom wall portion and a back wall portion also extending upwardly from the bottom wall portion and between such pair of side wall portions. A radially opposed opening is formed through each of such pair of side wall portions which opening includes an arcuate portion and a generally rectangular portion. Such female connection member has a generally round plate-like bolster bowl engaging portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion of the bottom wall portion of such cavity.
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Oberleitner Robert J.
Ray, Jr. J. O.
Rutherford Kevin D.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
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