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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Strato Technology Solutions, Llc, Saginaw, TX (US);
Jonathan Sunde, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Michael E. Ring, Lake Village, IN (US);
Brian Cunkelman, Blairsville, PA (US);
Strato Technology Solutions, LLC, Saginaw, TX (US);
Abstract
A cushioning device includes a first housing with a first wall, a first extremity, a first open end and a first hollow interior. A second housing includes a second wall, a second extremity, a second open end and a second hollow interior, the second hollow interior sized to receive the first wall therewithin. A spring is disposed within each of the first and second hollow interiors between the first extremity and the second extremity. The first and the second housings are designed for a reciprocal linear movement relative to each other between a first position where the first open end being disposed at a distance from the second extremity and a second position where the first open end being disposed in a direct contact with the second extremity. The cushioning device may be installed within a sill of a railcar to cushion buff or draft forces from a coupler.