Railway draft appliances – Cushioned – Cooperating parts fixed to car
Patent
1980-09-08
1983-03-15
Reese, Randolph A.
Railway draft appliances
Cushioned
Cooperating parts fixed to car
B61G 922, B61G 710
Patent
active
043764886
ABSTRACT:
An improved coupler carrier assembly comprises a spring basket, having front, rear, end and bottom walls, with a plurality of compression springs disposed therein; a coupler carrier having a lower portion disposed in the spring basket and being supported on the compression springs for vertical movement in the basket; and a wear element defined by a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall and located so that the front, rear and bottom walls are adjacent to at least a portion of the inside surfaces of the front, rear and bottom walls of the spring basket, respectively. Reduced wear between the spring basket and the coupler carrier is obtained.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3669518 (1972-06-01), Kohler
patent: 4105128 (1978-08-01), Spencer
Amsted Industries Incorporated
Brosius Edward J.
Kostka Fred P.
Reese Randolph A.
Schmitt John L.
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