Dresser Industries, Inc.

Walter C Dilg

Wilbert Gordon Glauser

Albert Edward Martin

A rigid draft and buffing sliding sill includes cushion elements operably attached thereto for absorbing shocks generated during buff or draft operating conditions. The draft and buffing sliding sill extends lengthwise of the underframe of a railway car. At least one of the cushion elements remains inactive until the shock forces acting on the underframe exceed a predetermined magnitude.

Apparatus for cushioning shock forces acting on the underframe of a

A rotary railway car coupler has a shank with a butt end portion for mounting to a coupler yoke and a head end portion on its opposite end portion. A coupler head has a guard arm side portion, a knuckle side portion and a knuckle mounted therewith for cooperative connection with another mating railway car coupler. The shank has on its head end portion a mount for rotatably mounting the coupler head. A mount within the coupler head rotatably connects the coupler head and the coupler shank for rotation of the coupler head relative to the shank.

Railway car rotary coupler

To prevent vertical disengagement of the knuckles of railway car couplers, for example type 'E' couplers, a vertical upward extension is provided on the forward nose of the knuckle which terminates in a shelf extending over the buffing face of the nose. The pulling face of the extension tapers upwardly toward the buffing face to allow for vertical angling thereof.

Coupler knuckle with safety shelf

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 of the holder.

Automatic subway coupler

The invention relates to a rapid transit draft rigging for an automatic coupler wherein a draft gear cushioning device is held within a pocket of a housing exterior to a drawbar that will release by a predetermined force to provide long free travel, permitting the coupler and draft gear arrangement to move out of the way so that they are not damaged by an accident that deforms the end of the car.

Railway coupler and draft rigging

The invention relates to a rapid transit draft rigging for an automatic coupler which includes a yoke, disposed within a drawbar, which has a stem abutment extending inwardly from the rear of the yoke, passing through a shear block release member and contacting the rear surface of a follower block which is adjacent a cushioning member.

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Elma, NY, United States of America

Walter C Dilg