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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337826 | Railway car coupler knuckle having improved bearing surface Knuckle coupler castings and methods for casting the knuckle coupler castings, where the knuckle coupler castings having enhanced bearing surfaces which may include a vertically flat surface. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302994 | Method and system for manufacturing a coupler knuckle A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle includes providing a cope mold portion and a drag mold portion. The cope and drag mold portions have internal walls defining at least in part perimeter boundaries of a coupler knuckle mold cavity. The method inclu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 5954212 | Lightweight knuckle for a railroad car coupler An improved lightweight knuckle is described for use in an AAR Standard E or F type railroad car coupler. The outer contouring and inner voids of the improved lightweight knuckle are radically changed without compromising the integrity or operability of t... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5582307 | Railway car coupler knuckle A railway car coupler includes a knuckle that is rotatable about a pivot pin. The knuckle is comprised of a tail section, a hub and a nose section. The knuckle is usually made of steel in a casting operation. The pivot pin opening in the knuckle is cylind... | 12/10/1996 |
| 4976362 | Pulling lug for railway vehicle coupler A railway coupler is provided having a coupler head comprising pulling lugs, behind which compound fillets of variable increasing radii have been inserted. The compound fillets reduce the stress concentration behind the lugs by distributing load over a gr... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4605133 | Coupler knuckle A coupler knuckle made from cast metal and having cored sections providing exterior walls adjacent the location subject to stress in use. These wall sections are formed in such a manner as to withstand the stresses.... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4438855 | Railway coupler shelf chamfer A railway coupler having a coupler head and a support shelf extending from the lower portion and in some couplers, from the upper portion as well, of the coupler head is provided. A chamfer is provided on the front and side edges of the support shelf and ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4398641 | Inversion protection for railroad car coupler A knuckle railway car coupler includes latching means for maintaining the coupler locked when the coupler is placed in an inverted position. The latching means includes a latching member connected to the lever of the rotary lock-lift assembly of the coupl... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4391380 | Rail car coupler interlock The invention pertains to a safety interlock for rail car couplers wherein a detent positioned by the rail car compressed air braking system prevents the rail car couplers from being unlocked as long as the rail car brake system is supplied with compresse... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4206849 | Tail portion for railroad car coupler knuckle A railroad car coupler having a knuckle in an open position further includes a lock which rests on a tail portion of the knuckle. By providing a continuous clearance between a leg portion of the lock and an end wall of the knuckle tail portion, lock drop ... | 06/10/1980 |
