Railway gang car coupler

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1980-07-14

1982-08-17

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Railway draft appliances

Couplings

Link or bar type

213 75R, 213 90, 213 98, 213175, 213213, 213217, B61G 114, B61G 500, B61G 700

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043445420

ABSTRACT:
A coupling device for railway motor cars includes a pole or tongue on the motor car with a cam member pivoted on the distal end thereof. A coupling box with converging side walls is secured to the end of the trailing car and has a coupling pin extending from top to bottom. When the pivoted cam enters the box it is cammed by first, a sidewall, and then the back wall to pivot and hook around the coupling pin. During the course of this movement, a spring-biased locking pin rides on the flat, top surface of the cam to drop behind it when the coupling is complete, thus preventing reverse pivotal movement. A chain, is secured from the locking pin to an arm extending radially from a long shaft extending laterally to the side of motor car and terminating in an operating arm which, when raised, lifts the locking pin to release the pivoted cam for uncoupling.

REFERENCES:
patent: 286061 (1883-10-01), Payne
patent: 401854 (1889-04-01), Poffenbarger
patent: 409420 (1889-08-01), Newman
patent: 601483 (1898-03-01), Siddall
patent: 2096644 (1937-10-01), Montgomery et al.
patent: 2443629 (1948-06-01), Matuszewski

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