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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798345 | Coupling for rail vehicles An articulated coupling for rail vehicles is composed of a fork head having two fork pieces and of a coupling link. The coupling link accommodates a spherical joint which is traversed by a pin secured in the fork head. To fasten the pin in the fork piece, there is p... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7055705 | Central buffer coupling A central buffer coupling for coupling a first rail car body with a second, adjacent rail car body of a multiple-unit rail vehicle, has a coupling head pivotally connected by a coupling shaft to a linking housing of the rail car body, and a pivoting unit pivoting th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 4586620 | Railroad car coupler alignment device An alignment device for railroad car couplers including a central flexible portion with a pair of swivelable end portions connectable between couplers of adjacent cars. Each of the end portions includes a protruding stud adapted to engage an opening prefo... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4064998 | Railway coupler and draft rigging The invention relates to a rapid transit draft rigging for an automatic coupler wherein a draft gear cushioning device is held within a pocket of a housing exterior to a drawbar that will release by a predetermined force to provide long free travel, permi... | 12/27/1977 |
