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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell G Altherr, Munster, IN (US);
John W Kaim, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
AMSTED Industries Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G / ; B61G / ; B61G / ; B61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
213 / ; 213 61 ; 213 69 ; 213 / ;
Abstract
A railway coupler connection is provided for use in a coupler shank-yoke or a drawbar-yoke configuration. Self adjusting slack reduction is provided by a wedge shaped shim or an angled follower block. Vertical and horizontal angling of the coupler connection is provided for by the curved shape of the contacting surfaces of the butt portion of the shank or drawbar and the follower block and the yoke.