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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686177 | Uncoupling lever assembly An improved lever assembly for uncoupling railroad cars having a coupler that includes a lock lifter. The lever assembly has a handle on one end that is pivotally connected to the railcar and a hook located at the other end of the lever assembly that is connected to... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7325822 | Trailer tandem release handle tool This invention is a multi-functional tool designed to stop injury, save time, and minimize aggravation to truck drivers when sliding trailer tandems and or releasing fifth wheel devices The device can be used as an extension handle facilitating the safe manual pulli... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6739464 | Glide element for a telescoping uncoupling lever An elongated tubular glide housing for a telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car. A tubular glide housing includes a rectangular seal enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, an outwardly located side wall, and an inwardly located side wall defining a pa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6206215 | Rail car coupler Disclosed herein is improvement of the standard Type-E or Type-F coupler, which is compatible with the existing standard couplers, for providing automatic uncoupling features. The improved coupler includes a coupler head of the type having standard coupli... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5129529 | Uncoupler lever with a wedge lock An adjustable uncoupling lever with a shiftable wedge lock. The lever includes two longitudinally shiftable rods having parts spaced from one another. The wedge lock is driven between the two rod parts to secure the rods together.... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5014864 | Conveyor system A conveyor system, in particular a suspension conveyor system, comprising at least two transport units adapted to be moved on rollers and interconnected by a disconnectable coupling, the coupling including two identically formed hooks which are each provi... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4460099 | Telescoping uncoupling lever for railway car couplers Two side-by-side housings each receive a telescoping member therein. Bearings captivated within each housing engage the telescoping members such that the bearings are free to slide both with respect to the housings and the telescoping members. A handle fo... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4139103 | Mine car coupling including safety mechanism A safety mechanism for a mine car coupling which includes a draw pin, a pin guide connected to a first mine car with an essentially vertical opening therein for receiving the draw pin, a space beneath the pin guide for receiving a link connected to a seco... | 02/13/1979 |
