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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard F Murphy, Batavia, IL (US);
Michael K Burke, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Zeftek, Inc., Batavia, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
213155 ; 213156 ; 384624 ; 16386 ;
Abstract
A plastic knuckle pin for a coupler on a railway car which accepts bending fatigue, eliminates rust or corrosion, and reduces the coefficient of friction during opening and closing the coupler. The pin also protects the integrity of the coupler body and the knuckle to reduce coupler maintenance and further reduces the weight of the railway car and facilitates the use of a self-locking feature.