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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267306 | Hybrid support bracket for railcar air brake hose A hybrid support bracket for supporting a flexible end hose of a railcar air brake hose assembly is described. The bracket has a free end of a predetermined length and a train line support unit is displaceable along the displaceable free end. The train line support ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 5943958 | Vehicle, in particular rail vehicle A rail vehicle, has at least two vehicle sections joined pivotably to one another so as to provide an intermediate space dimension to suit relative motions while traveling around curbs as well as over dips and humps, at least one line provided for each of... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5586669 | Cushioning unit fault detector A railcar cushioning device for absorbing impact between railcars is provided having a hydraulic cylinder containing hydraulic fluid. A piston locates within the cylinder and is movable relative to the cylinder between an extended position and a contracte... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5511486 | Shock absorbing tow bar The trailing, load supporting component of a product conveyor is connected to a powered, leading component by a shock absorbing tow bar that employs a dampener tube in which a plunger moves against the resistance of a sleeve of resilient material. The hea... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5435450 | Railroad coupling knuckle hoist and method A railroad coupling knuckle hoist and method is provided which facilitates the movement, lifting and placement of a knuckle in an operative position in the coupling head of a drawbar in a safe and efficient manner by using a portable, lightweight knuckle ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5209363 | Mechanical coupling for overhead trolleys with cooperatively mating prizmatic projections A mechanical coupling for coupling together two spaced conveyor rods adapted to be moved on rollers on a suspension conveyor system, the rods extending in their direction of transport and being aligned with respect to each other, the coupling comprising t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5167333 | Apparatus to prevent detrimental extraneous foreign matter from entering a cavity formed at an outer end of a female connection member of an articulated coupling A shroud apparatus is provided to substantially minimize detrimental foreign matter entering into a predetermined portion of a cavity disposed at the outer end of a female connection member that receives therein the outer end of a male connection member o... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5050751 | Railway freight car combination coupler knuckle hanger and knuckle pin holder A combination knuckle hanger and knuckle pin holder tool for holding the knuckle and knuckle pin of a railway coupler, in which the knuckle and knuckle pin may be held in position from the coupler during internal repairs. The tool has a fork shaped base p... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4991727 | Drawhead alignment device A device adapted to assist in the alignment of a railroad car drawheads for coupling, said device having connecting means by which the handle thereof may be rigidly connected to, and serve as an extension of, the drawhead for the purpose of increasing lev... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4984696 | Railway coupler head strengthened at horn line An improved railway coupler head is provided having a modified lock chamber which is asymmetrical about its longitudinal center line such that the rear horn wall has a greater length on the guard arm side than the knuckle side of the longitudinal center l... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4838173 | Draw bar force sensing locomotive control system An improved strain sensor is disclosed utilizing a linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT) to precisely output the linear strain over a structural member. The LVDT is mounted utilizing a position apparatus having a similar coefficient of thermal ex... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4794867 | Omnibus suitable for train formation The invention relates to an omnibus which is suitable for train formation, can be driven independently and can either be freely steered or guided on tracks. In order not to disfigure the omnibus front by protruding coupling devices, and to be able to carr... | 01/03/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4537304 | Railway, coupler yoke, draft gear and follower assembly A railway coupler yoke assembly is provided. A yoke, draft gear and follower are assembled as a unit assembly and maintained as such by the installation of bands at various locations about the assembly. Such yoke assembly can then be shipped and stored as... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4442709 | Measuring vehicles for roadways A measuring vehicle for roadways comprises a tow vehicle and an instrument carrying vehicle connected for movement to the tow vehicle. The connection between the two vehicles includes a periodically operative lost motion arrangement so that as the tow veh... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4280413 | Conveyor system A conveyor system comprising a motor power unit, a load carrier and a track along which the motor power unit and the load carrier can move. A vacuum pad is mounted on the motor power unit and extends rearwardly and a vacuum power unit is mounted on said m... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4240559 | Protective device for car coupler A protective device is provided for a coupler of the type such as used on railroad cars, the coupler having two members the ends of which have a generally C-shaped configuration and which engage each other for purposes of hitching or towing cars, the prot... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4071148 | Automatic pneumatic connector for air brakes and the like An automatic pneumatic connector for air brakes for mounting on couplers of railroad cars for relative elevational, longitudinal, and swivel motion with air-tight integrity being obtained by springs compresssing abutting gaskets and with guides to bring t... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4004697 | Visual coupling indicator for automatic railway car couplers A visual indicator engageable and operable by a movable locking member of an automatic type railway car coupler for indicating a locked or unlocked condition of the locking member and, therefore, the coupled or uncoupled condition of the coupler, said ind... | 01/25/1977 |
