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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070002 | Two piece draft gear housing having an integral yoke A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portion... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070001 | Two piece draft gear housing having a integral yoke A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portion... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7780021 | Rail road car draft fittings A rail road car has draft sills, and draft gear mounted in the draft sills, by which loads are passed along the train line of cars. The draft gear is mounted to the drafts sill webs between front and rear draft stops. The front and rear draft stops have portions tha... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7588154 | Two piece draft gear housing having an integral yoke A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portion... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7410069 | Railway vehicle and a clamping arrangement for the fixation of a towing arrangement in such vehicles A clamping arrangement (3) for the fixation of a towing arrangement (2), equipped with a mounting flange (14), in a mounting pocket (6) included in a vehicle underframe (1) and being of the type that includes front and rear pairs o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 6981599 | High capacity shear mechanism An emergency release mechanism for a railway drawbar, which reduces stress in two piece machine bolts inserts in emergency release mechanisms, includes a two sided threaded stud which screws into a release rail using one of the threaded stud ends, passes through a d... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6944925 | Articulated connector reconditioning process and apparatuses A method for reconditioning an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The connector is measured to find areas and amounts of wear on portions of the connector. The measurements are taken relative to a referen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938786 | Slackless drawbar assembly using an improved ball and race connection assembly An improved ball and race connection assembly for use in connecting together adjacently disposed ends of railway vehicles is provided. This ball and race connection assembly is particularly useful as a connection member in slackless type drawbar assemblies. The impr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6796448 | Railcar draft gear housing A railcar draft gear housing formed from an austempered ductile iron casting having an original shape and including an open end, a closed end, and wall structure axially extending between the housing's ends. The wall structure of the housing defines an axial section... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6390313 | Slackless drawbar assembly using an improved ball and race connection assembly An improved ball and race connection assembly for use in connecting together adjacently disposed ends of railway vehicles is provided. This ball and race connection assembly is particularly useful as a connection member in slackless type drawbar assemblie... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6237785 | Retainer member for use in railway coupling devices A retainer member for use in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for retaining a spherical member in an operating position within a male connection member for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6206214 | Non-metallic coupler carrier wear plate for a railcar A railcar coupler carrier wear plate is formed in an "L" shaped section for ease of insertion and replacement in a coupler carrier and for efficient manufacture, the coupler carrier wear plate being retained in the coupler carrier with a bracket arrangeme... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6102222 | Lightweight drawbar assembly A slackless drawbar coupler assembly for use in combination with a railway car having a center sill wherein the drawbar has a shank portion extending to an enlarged truncated butt end portion defining essentially a convex, hemispherical buff load bearing ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095350 | Non-metallic wear plate for railroad car couplers and method of use A non-metallic wear plate assembly for railroad car couplers comprises a wear plate of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene having an upper surface with side edges and a middle portion therebetween, the upper surface of the wear plate sloping downward... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092679 | Support housing for lightweight drawbar assembly A support housing for supporting a slackless drawbar coupler assembly within a center sill of a railway car, in which the slackless drawbar assembly has a drawbar pivotally attached within a spool by a pivot pin, the support housing including a generally ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6073787 | Carrier plate assembly for a slackless drawbar assembly A carrier plate assembly for use in a slackless drawbar assembly to connect together, in a substantially semi-permanent fashion, adjacently disposed ends of a pair of railway freight cars. The carrier plate assembly includes a carrier plate member having ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6068146 | Universal coupler carrier wear plate A self-lubricating plastic coupler carrier wear plate is formed in a generally T-shape having an outer flange and an inner flange conforming to said T-shape, said web being notched proximate said inner flange for adequate clearance with railcar draft gear... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6024233 | Locking wedge assembly for a slackless drawbar assembly A locking wedge assembly for use in a slackless drawbar assembly designed to connect together, in a substantially semi-permanent fashion, adjacently disposed ends of a pair of railway cars. Such locking wedge assembly including a locking wedge member havi... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5979679 | Method for installing a locking wedge and carrier plate assembly A method of preassembling a slackless type drawbar assembly prior to installation into an end portion of a center sill member secured to a railway freight car. The method comprising the steps of providing a carrier plate member having a means for securing... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5762214 | Railcar shock absorber backstop A shock absorber for a railcar locates within a center sill of the railcar. The shock absorber has a housing that moves relative to the center sill. A backstop is welded to the center sill for retaining the piston shaft. The backstop has a top, a bottom a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5704499 | Slack adjusting gravity wedge for railway slackless drawbar assembly A non-binding, slack-adjusting, gravity wedge member for use in a railway slackless drawbar system, the wedge member having a pair of opposed friction faces at an inclined angle to each other, with a first of the faces having at least one recess therein a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5598937 | Slackless drawbar assembly A slackless drawbar assembly joining railcars includes a drawbar, each end of the drawbar being joined to a yoke surrounding a cushioning unit and a follower block confined between forward and rear stops in a conventional sill pocket. The cushioning unit ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5593051 | Slackless cushioning device for railroad cars A railroad car coupling mechanism is described as having a yoke which is disposed within, I) a carsill which is attached to the underside of a railroad car adjacent each of the opposing ends of the car, and II) a striker which is secured to the subsill an... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5571257 | Coupler arrangement in particular for railway cars The invention improves performance characteristic of coupler arrangements; and embodies a cushioning device (8) which comprises an elastomeric shock absorber (9) whose bottom part (10) is held in a rear stop block (12) supported on a rear stop (7, 7'). Th... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5558238 | Freight railway car slackless drawbar assembly A slackless drawbar assembly connecting adjacent ends of a pair of freight cars together. Such assembly includes a first pair of vertically disposable rear draft stop members and a first pair of radially opposed front draft stop members engageable with an... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5427257 | Drawbar assembly yoke casting An integral yoke member casting having a back wall portion, a first side wall portion formed integral with the back wall portion adjacent a first outer edge thereof. The first side wall portion has a front face portion which is engageable with a rear face... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5415304 | Yoke casting for a drawbar assembly An integral single piece yoke casting for connecting one end of a railway car. Such single piece yoke casting includes a first side wall portion having a front face portion which engages at least a portion of a rear face of a front stop member secured wit... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5397007 | Railway car slackless drawbar assembly A drawbar assembly having a rear draft stop engageable with a block out member. A tapered wedge member engages a tapered surface on the block out member. A follower member engages a front face of the tapered wedge. A concave surface is formed in a front f... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5394998 | Front draft stop for use in a drawbar assembly A draft stop member in a car coupling arrangement includes a rectangular block-like member. An arcuate portion extends forward from the rear face and inward from the stop upper surface and terminates before a longitudinal centerline thereof. Another arcua... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5361917 | Drawbar bearing block A drawbar bearing block for a slackless drawbar system which connects adjacent ends of a pair of railway cars in a semi-permanent manner. Such bearing block includes a top portion supported and retained in a hemispherical recess which extends partially ar... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5360125 | Draw bar connection having a relatively rigid filling member to allow about one half inch of travel An improved drawbar connection for railroad cars reduces slack between cars and results in improved train handling. The drawbar connection fits in a standard draft gear pocket and utilizes a standard yoke, standard follower and standard coupler pin, there... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5360124 | Slackless buff gear connection system with sliding yoke casting A railway car connection system for a railway car having a center sill. Such connection system includes a sliding yoke. The sliding yoke having a front pocket portion open at a front end thereof. The front pocket portion is formed by a top wall portion, a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5320046 | Low profile railway car The present invention provides a railway car for hauling stacked containers. The railway car comprises a coupler and draft assembly having a vertical dimension that is substantially reduced over conventional railway car systems. The reduced height of the ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5312007 | Slackless railway coupler with draft/buff gear A slackless railcar coupler assembly, which is mountable in a railcar center sill, has a draft gear subassembly operable against a rear stop, and a slackfree coupler apparatus mounted in a coupler pocket forward of said draft gear subassembly, which subas... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5305899 | Coupler follower with elastomeric wear pad for preventing metal to metal contact between the follower and the center sill side walls The present invention involves the addition of a device attached to each of the follower block side walls in order to prevent metal-to-metal contact between the follower block side walls and the center sill side walls. The preventative device comprises an... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5207718 | Slackless drawbar A drawbar for a slackless drawbar system comprises an elongated bar having a load support portion adjacent its one end for connection to one of a pair of adjacent cars in a train, a pin receiving opening extending through the load support portion, a hemis... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5201827 | Slackless drawbar system A slackless drawbar system includes a support member comprising a top plate, a bottom plate and a pair of spaced apart side plates joining the top and bottom plates to form a hollow rectangular member closely fitting inside the rectangular longitudinal op... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5176268 | Railroad car draft system assembly having improved wear life A railroad car having an improved draft gear assembly including a center sill structure terminating at one end in a draft center sill section having a yoke mounted therewith. The yoke includes first and second yoke members extending longitudinally. An int... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5133467 | Wedge shim and follower block for a railcar articulated connector An articulated railcar connector assembly includes improved wedge shim and follower block components that are shaped for improved early service life, the wedge shim having laterally spaced vertical lands to contact the assembly end wall and the follower b... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5115926 | Coupler member retention in a railway vehicle An improved arrangement for retention of a drawbar is provided in which a single retention member of unitary construction extends laterally within the center sill and fits completely about a longitudinal portion of the butt end of the drawbar. A vertical ... | 05/26/1992 |
