Wearplate for the butt end of a coupler shank

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1980-02-15

1980-12-02

Frankfort, Charles E.

Railway draft appliances

Cushioned

Drawbars

213 72, B61G 710

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042366445

ABSTRACT:
A car coupler having a coupler head with coupling structure and a shank extending from the coupler head and terminating at a butt end in which a configured recess is formed. A replaceable, nonmetallic wearplate is disposed within the recess and has an outer, convexly curved surface for resting in a concave seat of a front follower, and matingly inclined surfaces on the wearplate and recess for frictionally holding the wearplate within the recess.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1986400 (1935-01-01), Kayler
patent: 3021017 (1962-02-01), Cope et al.
patent: 3441305 (1969-04-01), Trammell
patent: 3841680 (1974-10-01), Muller
patent: 3860121 (1975-01-01), Snell
patent: 4055254 (1977-10-01), Chierici et al.
patent: 4120404 (1978-10-01), Chierici et al.

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