Railroad car coupler arrangement limiting excess lateral movemen

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1988-03-24

1989-07-18

Marbert, James B.

Railway draft appliances

Cushioned

Drawbars

213 50, B61G 904

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048486116

ABSTRACT:
A railroad car coupler arrangement which limits the lateral movement of square butt couplers to prevent excess longitudinal misalignment, particularly on railroad cars having single axle trucks. The coupler includes a head and shank which fit into a coupler pocket. An end wall of the shank engages a follower plate which is in contact with a draft gear cushioning device. The shank end wall has a vertically-extending recess and the follower plate has a cooperating, vertically-extending projection which interfits with the recess to limit lateral movement of the coupler shank relative to the coupler pocket transversely of the longitudinal centerline of the car.

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patent: 1152041 (1915-08-01), O'Connor
patent: 1684209 (1928-09-01), Whitridge et al.
patent: 2019311 (1935-10-01), Kinne
patent: 4776474 (1988-10-01), Terlecky et al.

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