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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780022 | Coupler mounted bracket and trainline support casting A trainline support casting is provided to support flexible brake hoses between adjacent rail cars. The trainline support casting is capable of partial rotational movement during use and is supported on a mounting bracket adapted to mount directly to a coupler head ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7748549 | Air hose coupling device The present invention describes an automatic hose connector for a railway car, comprising a coupler head adapted to mate with the corresponding coupler head of another railway car. The coupler head is comprised of concave and convex male and female coupling means, a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7637381 | Swivel fitting A brake hose support comprises: a bracket fixedly attached to the yoke of the coupling apparatus of a rail car and a swivel fitting attached to the bracket which is rotatable around a pivot center. The swivel fitting can be rotated so that the angle of the end hose ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631774 | Trolley hanger system A trolley hanger for supporting brake hose connections between rail cars which hangs securely on a trolley rod, and preferably is directly connected to an intermediate hose flange, a train line support casting flange, or trolley pipe flange, prevents lateral and rot... | 12/15/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7178660 | Workpiece transport system with independently driven platforms A manufacturing operation having a first production area, a second production area, and a plurality of platforms each having independently controllable drive assemblies for moving the platforms through the production and delivery areas. Adjacent platforms are spaced... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150368 | Cushioning device having an electrically actuated lockout A rail car cushioning1 device is provided for connecting to a coupler. The rail car cushioning device includes an arrangement of a hydraulic cylinder, a piston assembly, and at least a valve assembly, which are configured with cooperating features to allow the devic... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6942222 | Seal for sealing and load bearing a process tube in a vacuum system A seal for sealing and load bearing a process tube in a vacuum system including a seal member and a load bearing spacer provided in a seal cavity. The seal generally includes a seal cavity provided in a housing, where the seal cavity is configured opposite the proce... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6745910 | Mounting block assembly for electrical interconnection between rail cars An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and an electrical cable. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6705478 | Integrated electrical/air connector An integrated electrical and pneumatic train line connector is provided. In a typically glad hand connector for connecting the pneumatic lines on either end of a train car, each glad hand also includes an integrated electrical connector for the train electrical line... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6290079 | Coupler for railroad cars An apparatus is provided for connecting electric and air lines of railroad cars incident to their mechanical coupling. The connector includes a junction plate with an outer perimeter surrounded by a housing that has connector-to-connector gathering means ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6189714 | Apparatus for connecting a device into a brake pipe hose connection between railway cars and/or locomotives An adapter is designed to interconnect the two glad hands that extend from the adjacently disposed ends of a pair of rail vehicles in a train. The housing of the adapter includes first and second connector bodies and an intermediate portion situated betwe... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5865329 | Electric/pneumatic hermaphroditic connector A standard hermaphroditic pneumatic glad-hand coupler includes a data bus connector containing a pair of contacts, each contact having an axis tangential to the arc along which the connector is carried during rotation of the coupler during establishment o... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5676266 | Dual air line arrangement for rotary/bottom dump coal car A rail car having dual air hose connections at each end at upper and lower positions. The dual air hose connection provides universal connectability between adjacent cars having a single connection hose having ends at either an upper or lower position.... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5658159 | Connector system and methods The invention provides a connector system and methods for attaching a first and second connector. Each connector includes an elongate connector body and a coupling nut rotatably coupled about the connector body. Each coupling nut includes a center plate a... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5586668 | Imbedded electrical connector Electrical connections are provided between coupled railway cars by a connector which mates with the industry standard brake line air hose connector. Electrical contacts may be imbedded in the mating surfaces of two joined connectors, or on modules attach... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5480042 | Lock and coupler for a railway ramp car having fluid and electrical couplings A retainer is provided for retaining a catch mounted to a first portion of a split ramp car in its unlocked position as a second portion of a ramp car exits a locking area in which it is previously locked. An arm portion of the retainer extends into the l... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5378054 | System to conserve stop lamp circuit power on intermediate vehicles of vehicle train A fluid pressure system and stoplight control circuit for a towed vehicle which is either an intermediate unit or the last unit of a vehicle train includes an inlet supply line for receiving fluid pressure from a preceding unit and an outlet supply line w... | 01/03/1995 |
| 4986500 | Adjustable air brake hose support for railway vehicles An adjustable support arrangement for suspending an air brake hose from the coupler of a railway vehicle including an elongated rubber bungee and a pair of spring wire clip connectors. The rubber bunges includes a resilient circular cross-section intermed... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4813555 | Vehicle coupler for connecting two or more convertible rail-highway vehicles end-to-end A coupling system for connecting convertible rail-highway vehicles which are adapted to operate on highways as conventional semi-trailers as well as on railway tracks in an articulated rail mode. The coupling system enables automatic coupling of vehicles ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4703862 | Automatic railroad car coupler An automatic air couplter for railroad cars includes a bracket (26) which supports a cylinder housing (72) underneath the coupler mechanism of a railroad car. A face plate (60) is disposed on a piston (70) which reciprocates within the cylinder housing (7... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4497414 | Mechanical central buffer coupling A mechanical central buffer coupling for a so-called model Scharfenberg for rail vehicles which have a main conduit connected to a coupling lock in a brake actuator coupling lock, comprises a controlled pneumatic valve for opening the lock which is charac... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4392575 | Swivel assembly for end cock In accordance with the present invention, a swivel fitting is used to connect the glad hand to the rigid portion of the brake system on the car. The swivel fitting includes a freely rotatable swivel extension which extends through an opening in a support ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4301932 | Train air line fitting attachment for type E couplers A bracket is provided as part of an "E" type railway coupler and located totally below and within the envelope of the coupler guard arm for attachment of an air line fitting. A hose is attached for coupling the air line to the adjacent car and to which an... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4099702 | Double handle self-locking mechanism for manual operation of a cock key This invention relates to a pivoted double handle self-locking mechanism for operating a valve. Each of a pair of oppositely extending handles is pivotally mounted on a socket member secured to a key that rotates the valve, each handle being provided with... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4081083 | Automatic subway coupler An air line connector for use on an automatic coupler having a combination seal in the form of an apertured seal holder containing annular grooves in a front and rear face with seal members therein and a locating seal member about the diametral periphery ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4049128 | Control system for automatic railway car coupler An electro-pneumatic control system for effecting coupling and uncoupling action of automatic rapid transit type car couplers in a manner which assures that fluid pressure lines are cut off and that electrical contacts are disconnected before actual physi... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4015720 | Coupling device for pneumatic brake lines Apparatus for automatically coupling pneumatic brake lines on railway wagons and other articulated vehicles. The apparatus comprises an axially and resiliently compressible tubular projection which is fitted to the end of the vehicle to extend outwardly b... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3941254 | Wire form locking means for detachable air hose couplings of railway cars Air hose couplings for railway cars are prevented from uncoupling by wire form locking means reacting between the body of one coupling and the lip of the other coupling. In certain embodiments a wire form is an integral part of the air hose coupling assem... | 03/02/1976 |
