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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Marlin E. Clark, Collinsville, IL (US);
AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A draft gear assembly for use with railcars having coupler members is provided. The draft gear assembly has front and back ends and comprises a yoke, a coupler follower, a front resilient member, an intermediate stop member, and a back resilient member. The yoke has a back wall, a top wall extending from the back wall toward the front end of the draft gear assembly, and a bottom wall extending from the back wall toward the front end of the draft gear assembly. The coupler follower is positioned between the butt end of the coupler shank and the front end of the draft gear assembly. The front resilient member is positioned between the coupler follower and the intermediate stop member. The back resilient member is positioned between the intermediate stop member and the yoke back wall. The front and back resilient members are compressible.