Model railroad coupler

Details Model railroad coupler Model railroad coupler

2009-06-29

2010-10-12

Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3617)

Railway draft appliances

Couplings

Glass table

C213S0750GT

Reexamination Certificate

active

07810660

ABSTRACT:
A model railroad coupler for use with model railroad rolling stock includes a coupler head and a coupler knuckle carried pivotally on the coupler head; an elongate coupler shank having one end thereof fixed to the coupler head; a coupler mounting structure carried at the other end of the coupler shank, the shank having a shank longitudinal axis; wherein the coupler head includes a coupler head side flange thereon for preventing over rotation of the coupler knuckle, the coupler head side flange having a flat, inner-facing surface which is parallel to the shank axis; and wherein the coupler mounting structure includes a coupler centering surface adjacent an end thereof, wherein the coupler centering surface has a first, co-linear portion and a second, angled portion wherein a first fulcrum point is located between the first, co-linear portion and the second, angled portion and a second fulcrum point located at an outer margin of the coupler centering surface.

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