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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A Krull, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Michael J Pavlick, Norristown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ; B60P / ; B61D / ; B61D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
410 64 ; 280433 ; 410 56 ;
Abstract
A hitch mechanism connected to a freight car is disposed to receive a king pin of a trailer to be carried by the car. The hitch mechanism is adapted to be selectively opened to receive the king pin therein and then closed by a lever to secure the king pin in place. A latch mechanism automatically locks the hitch mechanism in a closed position after the hitch mechanism is closed. A manual operation of the latch mechanism is required before the hitch mechanism can be opened.