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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
May. 08, 1990
Michael G Hawryszkow, Munster, IN (US);
William D Wallace, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward G Lynch, Jr, Saugus, CA (US);
David W Daugherty, Jr, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Wajih Kanjo, Lockport, IL (US);
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Sargent Industries, Inc., Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
Provided is an articulable spherical connection for a railway coupling arrangement. The connection includes a male connection member having a spherical connection portion secured to one end of a body portion and a female connection member having a split body portion. Each body portion of such femal connection member having a spherical cavity formed therein to receive a portion of the spherical connection portion of the male connection member therein. A securing device is provided to secure such split body portion together around the spherical connection portion of the male member.