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        <title>Free Patents Online: Railway draft appliances</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 213 Railway draft appliances</description>
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        <lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</lastBuildDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railcar coupler lock with chamfer on the knuckle shelf seat]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8418863.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An improved lock for a railroad coupler, said improvement comprising a chamfer on a knuckle shelf seat.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Semi-permanent vehicle coupler for light rail]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8418862.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a semi-permanent vehicle coupler for a light rail, which comprises a buffer end and a buffer-free end. The buffer end comprises a buffer, a joint bearing connected with the buffer and a mounting seat, wherein the joint bearing is connected with the mounting seat through a coupler yoke key; the buffer-free end comprises a left pull ring, a joint bearing connected with the left pull ring and a mounting seat, wherein the joint bearing is connected with the mounting seat through a coupler yoke key; the buffer is a double-acting buffer and comprises a shell, a left end cover, a right pull ring, elastic bodies, a central shaft and a middle partition plate, wherein the central shaft passes through the centers of the left end cover and the right pull ring and is glidingly contacted with the left end cover and the right pull ring, one end of the central shaft extends out of the left end cover, the middle partition plate is fixedly arranged on the central shaft and divides the inner part of the shell into two elastic body accommodating cavities, and the elastic bodies are positioned in the two elastic body accommodating cavities; and the other end of the left pull ring is provided with a lug boss, one end of the central shaft extending out of the left end cover is also provided with a lug boss, and the two lug bosses are connected through a connecting ring.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle formed through the use of improved external and internal sand cores and method of manufacture]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8408407.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle, said method includes providing a cope mold portion and a drag mold portion. The cope and drag mold portions have internal walls that define at least in part perimeter boundaries of a coupler knuckle mold cavity. At least one chill core is positioned within one of the cope mold portion and the drag mold portion. The cope and drag mold portions are closed, with the at least one core therebetween, and the closed cope and drag mold portions and the chill core define a parting line. The mold cavity is filled with a molten metal, which solidifies after filling to form a casting. The casting includes a pulling face portion defined by the chill core, and a central section of the pulling face portion does not contain the parting line and requires no finish grinding upon its formation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Central datum feature on railroad coupler body and corresponding gauges]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8408406.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A coupler body for a railcar coupler, said coupler body comprising at least one central datum feature that does not wear during coupler use.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Holding device for coupler adapter used in railcar]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8397925.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A holding device holds a coupler adapter which is connectable to a coupler of a railcar. The holding device includes: a holding frame configured to detachably hold the coupler adapter; a holding frame supporting portion provided at a carbody end portion of the railcar to support the holding frame; a fixing member configured to fix the coupler adapter and the holding frame to the holding frame supporting portion; and a lifting and lowering portion connected to the holding frame to lift and lower the holding frame and the coupler adapter.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle for a railway car coupler]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8381923.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A knuckle for a railway coupler system is made without internal voids or cores. Instead, external pockets are formed on the front face and tail portion surface to reduce weight. The knuckle is formed by investment casting, which permits a pulling face to be provided without a draft angle or parting line typical of a cast part. As a result of these innovations, the knuckle according to the invention has an improved fatigue life.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Key retainer for railway car coupler]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8376160.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A key retainer for retaining a draft key in the key slot of a railway car yoke is mounted on the outside of the sill of a railway car. Mounting the key retainer with a retainer key system on the outside of the sill, and aligned with the sill cutout, permits ease of visual inspection of the retainer from outside the railway car, and allows for repair of the key retainer without disassembling the coupler from the yoke, or the yoke from the railway car.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Device for damping tractive and compressive forces]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8376159.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a device for damping tractive and compressive forces which damps forces acting in both the tractive and compressive directions over a wide range, the device operating to be free of wear and having small overall length. The device has a damping system held in a housing and which has a resilient unit and a hydraulic damping arrangement, and a piston rod which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction relative to the housing of the damping system. Formed in an end region of the piston rod is a piston head which is held in a first hydraulic chamber of the hydraulic damping arrangement to be displaceable. If there is longitudinal movement of the piston head relative to the first hydraulic chamber, hydraulic fluid flows in a throttled manner, via a transfer-flow system, to a second hydraulic chamber of the hydraulic damping arrangement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railcar draft gear spring assembly and method of making an elastomeric spring unit]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8365930.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A railcar draft gear spring assembly including an axial stack of spring units. Each spring unit is formed from a non-circular elastomeric preform having a series of spaced corners with recessed sides extending between the corners. The preform includes a lobe formed at each corner for channeling the flow of elastomer when the preform is compressed between a pair of non-circular metal plates. Each plate has an outer profile and a series of grippers extending in a common direction away from one surface of the plate. The grippers are arranged in a predetermined pattern relative to each other and relative to the preform for initially positioning the non-circular preformed block of copolyester elastomer relative to the plates and for thereafter restricting the flow of elastomer relative to the outer profile of the plates.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dual rate shock absorbing apparatus for a suspension system of a heavy off-road vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8356807.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A dual rate shock absorbing apparatus for a suspension system of a heavy off-road vehicle including a housing having two axially elongated members. A dual rate spring package is disposed in the housing. Such spring package includes a first spring assembly for absorbing, dissipating and returning a first predetermined level of energy imparted to the shock absorbing apparatus. One end of the first spring assembly acts against a closed end of the housing and a second end acts against a spring seat. A second spring assembly absorbs, dissipates and returns a second predetermined level of energy. One end of the second spring assembly acts against an opposed closed end of the housing and a second end acts against the spring seat. An axially elongated guide assembly, extending substantially the cumulative length of the first and second spring assemblies, controls axial compression of the first and second spring assemblies. An operable length of the guide assembly is automatically adjustable to the length of the housing during operation of the shock absorbing apparatus. An apparatus for monitoring loads applied to the shock absorbing apparatus is also provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spring retainer]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8356721.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A spring retention device particularly well suited to use on railcars. The spring retention device has first and second fingers that oppose each other at inclined interior surfaces to define an opening. The interior surfaces overlap and are inclined relative to opposed substantially parallel and planar surfaces with which the first finger is substantially aligned between aside from its terminal end which is bent so the first finger extends outwardly from the first planar surface. The opening terminates in an enlarged portion that has an interior surface defining the perimeter of the enlarged portion. The interior surface of the enlarged portion is substantially perpendicular to the planar surfaces. Springs having eyes that have their wire bent in substantially the same plane may be inserted through the opening, then when turned to align with the enlarged portion, the spring contained therein will be prevented from backing out of the opening.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Connector and connection block in a train coupler arranged for connection of a rail vehicles]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8348074.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A connector by which data signals are conducted between data communication networks separately installed in coupled rail vehicles, includes a contact holder arranged to be seated in a train coupler connection block; a metal contact housing arranged for insertion in a forward end of the contact holder, and a metal contact member seated in the contact housing, the contact member extending through the contact housing to a conductor termination seated in a rear end of the contact holder. A connection block in a train coupler, wherein a multiplicity of connectors are arranged in the front of the connection block and adapted for mating with connectors of a corresponding connection block for electrically connecting rail vehicles that are interconnected by the train coupler, and wherein at least some of the connectors are effective for conducting signals at 100 MHz frequency range via electromagnetically shielded contacts, is also described.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method of making compressible elastomeric spring]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8336209.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of making a compressible elastomeric spring including at least one compressible elastomeric pad enclosed by a pair of metal plates includes the steps of forming plates with a center aperture and a plurality of prongs positioned about a peripheral edge thereof, forming each end of the pad with an axial projection and abutting groove, aligning the plurality of prongs with each respective projection and respective groove and applying axial force to one end of the spring to frictionally interlock the plurality of prongs with such projection and groove. The method also provides for making a multi-tiered stack of pads separated by plates in the above described manner and pre-shortening the spring prior to installation into the conventional yoke. The above described method additionally improves axial straightness and lateral stability of the multi-tiered spring assembly.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Linkage for the articulated connection of a coupling rod to a railcar body]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8328030.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a linkage for the articulated connection of a coupling rod to a railcar body, wherein the linkage includes a base plate connectable to the railcar body in which a through-hole is configured through which a railcar body-side end section of the coupling rod extends and a drawgear arranged on the railcar body-side end section of the coupling rod. The drawgear has a front spring plate affixed to the coupling rod in front of the base plate in the longitudinal direction of the coupling rod and a rear spring plate affixed to the coupling rod behind the base plate in the longitudinal direction of the coupling rod. To achieve effective anti-rotation protection, the front spring element and/or rear spring element engages with the base plate such that the rotational forces transmitted from the coupling rod to the base plate is conducted at a right angle without slip.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railway vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8327773.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A slide structure 21 of a railway vehicle includes a slide end beam 22 disposed in front of an end beam 16 that constitutes a portion of a body, and a slide center beam 23 projecting rearward of the slide end beam. An underframe 12 is provided with a guide portion 24 that guides the slide center beam in the longitudinal direction of the body. The underframe 12 is also provided with a holding member 28 that holds the slide center beam at a front position of the body with respect to the guide portion. The holding member has such a tensile strength that the holding member couples the underframe and the slide structure to each other in the longitudinal direction of the body and the holding member is broken when a tensile load in a rearward direction of the body applied from the slide structure to the holding member exceeds a preset tensile load, thereby permitting the slide structure to move in the rearward direction of the body. An impact absorbing member 29 is disposed between the underframe and the slide structure.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Draft gear]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8302791.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A lower locking pin body for the hinge joint between a lower locking pin and a lower locking pin hook has a suspending hole of a coupler lock lifter to facilitate it rotating surrounding the lower locking pin hook under the effect of the hole. There are two coupler suspending holes which are respectively arranged on each side ends of the lower locking pin body to facilitate the workers opening the coupler on either side of a car. A two-side operating coupler with above said lower lock pin body and a draft gear are provided, wherein the draft gear also includes two lock lifters and two lock lifter seats. The lock lifters are mounted into a key-shaped hole of the lock lifter seats, and the lock lifter has a limiting segment on the matched position. Two hook head ends of the lock lifters pass respectively out from the key-shaped holes of the coupler lock lifter seats and hang with the coupler lock lifter suspension hole of the two-side operating coupler. It has clearance between the limiting segment of the coupler lock lifter and a stripe-shaped hole wall of the key-shaped hole.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railway coupler knuckle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8302790.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Railway coupler knuckle apparatus are described herein. An example railway coupler knuckle includes a tail portion, a hub portion and a transition portion joining the tail portion and the hub portion. The hub portion includes a generally cylindrical pivot pin passage having a longitudinal axis. The railway coupler knuckle has a cavity formed inside the tail portion and at least a portion of the transition portion and a first wall extends between surfaces of the cavity adjacent the transition portion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle for a railway car coupler]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8297455.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A knuckle for a railway coupler system is made without internal voids or cores. Instead, external pockets are formed on the front face and tail portion surface to reduce weight. The knuckle is formed by investment casting, which permits a pulling face to be provided without a draft angle or parting line typical of a cast part. As a result of these innovations, the knuckle according to the invention has an improved fatigue life.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adapter coupler for adapting couplings of different design]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8297454.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An adapter coupler for adapting couplings of different design has a first connecting mechanism for the releasable connecting of the adapter coupler to a first coupling, a second connecting mechanism for the releasable connecting of the adapter coupler to a second coupling, and a coupler housing to connect the first connecting mechanism to the second connecting mechanism. With the objective of simplifying the manual manipulation of the adapter coupler, it is configured to be of lightweight construction, wherein the coupler housing is formed from fiber composite material, in particular carbon file composite material, and exhibits a shape adapted to an adapter coupler constructed from metal, and wherein the coupler housing exhibits a sturdy fiber architecture relative to the stress loads it experiences.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interchangeable energy-absorbing unit, in particular for use in combination with a buffer]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8297419.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to an energy-absorbing unit, including a UIC buffer or a side buffer, which provides an additional irreversible shock-absorbing stage for e.g., a UIC buffer which can be retroactively installed, an energy-absorbing unit, is proposed which is mountable to the support frame or undercarriage, of e.g., a railborne vehicle as one complete exchangeable unit. The energy-absorbing unit hereto includes a base plate for preferably detachable connecting of the energy-absorbing unit to the support frame or undercarriage of a car body, a connecting plate, to which e.g., the UIC buffer can be connected, and a destructively-configured energy-absorbing element which is braced between the base plate and the connecting plate without play.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vehicle front-end module for mounting to the front end of a rail-borne vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8261672.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a vehicle front-end module having a vehicle front-end structure (100) for mounting to the front end of a rail-borne vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle, wherein the vehicle front-end structure (100) is wholly composed of structural elements made from fiber composite or fiber composite sandwich material. The structural elements forming the vehicle front-end structure (100) comprise first structural elements (10, 10′, 11, 12, 12′, 14, 15, 16) which are configured and directly connected to one another so as to form a substantially deformation-resistant, self-supporting front-end structure designed to accommodate a vehicle driver's cab (101). The structural elements forming the vehicle front-end structure (100) further comprise second structural elements (20, 20′, 21, 21′, 22, 22′, 23, 24, 24′) connected to the first structural elements (10, 10′, 11, 12, 12′, 14, 15, 16) and designed such that at least a portion of the impact energy occurring due to the transmitting of impact force (collision energy) and introduced into the structure (100) upon a collision of the rail-borne vehicle is dissipated by at least partly irreversible deformation or at least partial destruction of the second structural elements (20, 20′, 21, 21′, 22, 22′, 23, 24, 24′).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crash module for a rail vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8225722.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A crash module for a rail vehicle is provided. The crash module includes a crash element, a frontal impact plate and a rear connecting plate, wherein a guide element is provided between the frontal impact plate and the rear connecting plate. The guide element has the form of a plate and is oriented essentially in a longitudinal direction of the rail vehicle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method for coupling multiple carts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8215662.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for engagement and disengagement of carts to form a train of multiple carts. Each cart has a spring-loaded hitch that is held in a storage position when the carts are disengaged. A lever coupled to the hitch is operated to position the hitch for insertion into a receiver pocket of the next cart. A leading edge of the hitch deflects a spring-loaded lockpin. An angled guide member positions the hitch vertically within the pocket so that the lockpin comes into alignment with an aperture in the hitch. When aligned, the lockpin snaps into place and engages the aperture to lock the carts together. The close tolerance of the hitch within the pocket prevents transverse articulation of adjacent carts. Structures within the hitch and the pocket allow slight rotation in a longitudinal articulation axis about the lockpin and torsional articulation of the hitch within the pocket.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hose support strap for railway car brake line]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8201779.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A hose strap for a railway car brake line having a flexible strap having a plurality of through holes and two clips attached to the strap. Each clip has a first leg and a second leg, which are offset from each other and curled at the ends. As a result of these innovations, the hose strap according to the invention has an improved reaction force, load support and lifespan.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle formed from pivot pin and kidney core and isolated finger core]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8201613.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle includes providing cope and drag mold portions having internal walls defining at least in part perimeter boundaries of a knuckle mold cavity; positioning a first internal core within either the cope mold or the drag mold portions, the first internal core configured to define a kidney cavity and a pivot pin hub as a single void within the knuckle; positioning a second internal core within either the cope mold portion and the drag mold portion, the second internal core configured to define a finger cavity; closing the cope and drag mold portions with the two internal cores therebetween; and at least partially filling the mold cavity with a molten alloy, the molten alloy solidifying after filling to form the knuckle, wherein the first internal core defines the kidney cavity and the pivot pin hub of the coupler knuckle, and wherein the second internal core defines the finger cavity of the knuckle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railcar elastomeric spring]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8196912.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A cold formed railcar spring including a spring pad formed from a perform of thermoplastic polyester elastomer having a durometer hardness ranging between about 40 and about 45 on the Shore D scale and sandwiched between a pair of metal plates. Each metal plate has a generally centralized bore extending therethrough and includes a plurality of radially spaced mechanical fasteners formed as an integral part of each plate. Each fastener has first and second generally parallel surfaces and a barb extending from a side of the fastener such that, upon axial compression of the preform, the fastener is pressed axially inward of one end of the perform such that the barb on the fastener mechanically interlocks with the spring pad whereby securing the plate to the spring pad.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle formed without a finger core]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8196762.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for manufacturing a railcar coupler knuckle includes providing a cope mold portion and a drag mold portion, the cope and drag mold portions having internal walls defining at least in part perimeter boundaries of a coupler knuckle mold cavity, wherein the mold cavity includes a finger section; positioning at least one internal core within either the cope mold portion or the drag mold portion, the at least one internal core configured to define a kidney cavity and a pivot pin cavity within a coupler knuckle; closing the cope and drag mold portions with the single core therebetween; and at least partially filling the mold cavity with a molten alloy, the molten alloy solidifying after filling to form the coupler knuckle, wherein the at least one core defines the kidney and pivot pin cavities, and the finger section of the mold cavity defines at least one finger cavity of the coupler knuckle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coupler and anti-creep mechanism for the same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8186525.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An anti-creep mechanism for coupler includes a lower lockpin rod, a coupler shank and a rotation shaft. The rotation shaft is disposed in an elongate mounting hole of the lower lockpin rod and a circular mounting hole of the coupler shank so that the lower lockpin rod and the coupler shank are hinged together. A boss is axially disposed on an upper surface of the rotation shaft, and a groove is axially provided in a wall of the mounting hole of the coupler shank above the rotation shaft to receive the boss of the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft is axially movable relative to the lower lockpin rod and the coupler shank and has two operating positions. When the rotation shaft is moved to the first operating position, an inner end portion of the boss is positioned in the elongate mounting hole of the lower lockpin rod, and a top wall of this elongate mounting hole abuts against the boss. If this lower lockpin rod is rotated in a coupler unlocking direction, the anti-creep bulge of the lower lockpin rod abuts against the anti-creep surface of the coupler shank. When the rotation shaft is moved to the second operating position, the boss is positioned in the groove of the mounting hole of the coupler shank, and the top wall of this elongate mounting hole abuts against an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft. The anti-creep mechanism for coupler of the present invention has a reliable dual anti-unlocking performance for coupler. Besides, the present invention further discloses a coupler.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatic coupler for model railroad car]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8152007.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In an automatic coupler for a model railroad car, a coupler body includes a knuckle coupler member formed of a coupler trunk having a knuckle portion and an engagement portion, and a receiving coupler member formed of a coupler trunk having a receiving portion and an engagement portion. A holder includes a lower holder member having a holder plate, a holder shaft projecting from the holder plate and adapted to engage with the engagement portions, and a spring portion adapted to surround the engagement portions. The holder plate, holder shaft, and the spring portion are integrally formed, and an upper holder member is adapted to be fixed to the lower holder member with the coupler body interposed between. The coupler body and the holder have a guide mechanism that allows the coupler body to follow a curve when the car travels on the curve.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railroad gondola car structure and mechanism therefor]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8141726.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A railroad gondola car has a hopper carried between two trucks. The hopper has convergent end and side slope sheets that feed a bottom discharge. The bottom discharge has a pair of longitudinal doors. The car has a very short draft installation that includes a removable coupler carrier bar, and the main shear plate has a removable draft gear installation cover. The rear draft stop extends longitudinally inboard past the truck center. The couple arrangement includes an AAR Type E shank with an AAR Type F coupler There is a machinery space above the end section shear plate. It is overhung by the slope sheet that is substantially unobstructed by any other primary structure. The pneumatic cylinder is mounted on an angle in this unobstructed machinery space, oriented longitudinally over the draft sill beneath the main drag link of the mechanical transmission, and above the main pivot of the driving input lever of the transmission. The main lever is bifurcated, and straddles the pneumatic cylinder. The lower portion of the side sheets lies laterally inboard of the stiffener web, while the upper portion lies laterally outboard of the stiffener web. The side slope sheet of the hopper meets the sidewall at the transition of the sidewall sheet from the inside-the-post to the outside-the-post condition.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Combination yoke and elastomeric draft gear]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8136683.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A draft gear assembly which is mountable within a yoke of the railway vehicle for cushioning buff and draft dynamic impact forces encountered during make-up and operation of a railway vehicle includes a compressible spring positioned intermediate the front coupler follower and the rear follower in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the yoke. A pair of axially aligned compressible springs may be also provided being either separated by a center plate or by a wall of the yoke.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Model train coupler with linear actuator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8127952.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A model train coupler which can be opened using a remote signal. The coupler design includes an upper arm and a lower arm, both of which pivot around a common axis. The two arms are mounted in a coupler box which is attached to a piece of rolling stock. One of the arms includes a knuckle located outside the coupler box. The other arm includes a latch positioned to open and close against the knuckle. A linear actuator links the two arms together. When an electrical current is applied to the linear actuator, the latch is rotated away from the knuckle, thereby opening the coupler.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elastomeric draft gear having a housing]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8096432.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A draft gear assembly for cushioning both buff and draft dynamic impact forces being applied to a center sill member of a railway vehicle includes a housing member closed at one end and open at an opposed end, the housing member having a rear portion adjacent the closed end and a front portion adjacent the open end. At least one compressible elastomeric spring is positioned within the rear portion and has a rear end thereof abutting at least a portion of an inner surface of the closed end. A friction clutch mechanism is also provided in abutting engagement with each of the front end of the compressible elastomeric spring and the coupler shank. The housing member may be provided with a pair of ledge portions disposed intermediate its ends and attachment members disposed on the open end for attaching the housing member directly to the coupler shank.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Combination yoke and elastomeric draft gear having a friction mechanism]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8096431.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft dynamic impact forces being applied to a center sill member of the railway vehicle during make-up of a train consist and in-track operation of such train consist includes a resilient cushioning member and a friction mechanism both axially mounted within the yoke with the friction mechanism positioned between the front end of the resilient cushioning member and the front coupler follower. A pair of the resilient cushioning members with the friction mechanism mounted therebetween may also be provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatically foldable coupler]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8091717.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A central buffer coupling having a coupling head, a coupling shaft and a bearing block attachable to the front face of a car body. The coupling shaft includes a front shaft component supporting the coupling head and a rear shaft component coupled to the bearing block so as to be horizontally pivotable which are pivotable in the horizontal plane relative one another about a rotational axis defined by a connecting pin, and the central buffer coupling further includes a pivoting mechanism to pivot the front shaft component relative the rear shaft component. The pivoting mechanism includes a slotted gate fixedly attached to one of the two shaft components and having a sliding guide, a cam disc rotatably mounted about the rotational axis defined by the connecting pin and having a cam disc guide, and a bolt connecting the one to the other of the two shaft components.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two piece draft gear housing having an integral yoke]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8070002.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portions are provided with complimentary flanges for removable attachment of the front portion to the rear portion with threaded fasteners.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two piece draft gear housing having a integral yoke]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8070001.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A housing for a railway car draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portions are provided with complimentary flanges for removable attachment of the front portion to the rear portion with threaded fasteners.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trainline support bracket]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8066231.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A trainline support bracket for connection to a railcar having a yoke and a coupler attached to the railcar and a coupler-uncoupling mechanism housing attached to the coupler having first and second side walls with first and second contoured recess members thereon, and having upper and lower compartments for attaching the trainline support bracket thereto. The trainline support bracket includes a main body connector having an upper connector section and a lower connector section. The upper connector section of the main body connector is for connecting to the coupler-uncoupling mechanism housing of the coupler. The trainline support bracket also includes a lower connecting bracket having a first end and a second end. The lower connector section of the main body connector is for detachably connecting to the first end of the lower connecting bracket; and the second end of the lower connecting bracket is for detachably connecting to a trainline fitting in order to support hose fittings, hoses and a gladhand coupling having a hose connected to the coupling.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railcar coupler system and method]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8056741.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The guard arm portion comprises a minimum height less than a height of the shank portion where the guard arm portion meets the shank portion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Energy dissipation device for a car body of a multi-member rail vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8051995.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An energy dissipation device (1) is provided for a car body of a multi-element vehicle in particular a rail vehicle, the energy dissipation device (1) having a damping unit (10) having a regeneratively implemented damping element (11) for damping traction and impact forces occurring in normal travel operation and an energy dissipation unit (20) having a destructively implemented energy dissipation element (21), and the energy dissipation element (21) being designed to respond after a previously determinable critical impact force is exceeded and to transmit at least a part of the impact forces transmitted via the energy dissipation device (1) into heat and deformation work by plastic deformation and thus dissipate them. In order that the energy dissipation device (1) only requires a small installation space, the damping unit (10) is integrated in the energy dissipation unit (20) in such a way that during a transmission of impact forces, the force flux runs through both the damping unit (10) and also the energy dissipation element (20).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highway vehicle towing system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8038022.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A highway vehicle towing system includes a light railroad track embedded in a highway and capable of transmitting electricity from a power supply plant, and a towing tractor movable along the light railroad track to tow a car. The owing tractor has multiple pairs of metal wheels movably supported on the light railroad track, a motor, electrical wires connecting the metal wheels to the motor for transmitting electricity from the light railroad track to the motor, a transmission shaft coupled to and rotatable by the motor, and a differential mechanism coupled between the transmission shaft and the metal wheels for enabling the metal wheels to be rotated along the light railroad track by the motor.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pivoting arrangement]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8033748.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An arrangement for the articulated connection of wagons of a multiple-element vehicle with the aid of joint having spherical bearing faces, wherein comprising a radial pivoting bearing having an inner ring with a convexly curved spherical bearing face and an outer ring with a concavely curved spherical bearing face, the radial pivoting bearing being installed with a vertical bearing axis Z and the inner ring and the outer ring each being held by one connecting construction, the bearing of asymmetric configuration, the inner ring and the outer ring being arranged offset with respect to one another in the direction of the bearing axis Z, and, that in relation to a center point (M) of the inner ring, the bearing faces are larger in the direction of a negative Z axis extending downwards from the center point along the bearing axis, than the bearing faces in the direction of a positive Z axis extending upwards from the center point along the bearing axis.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Load stabilizer for an automobile]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7984816.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A load stabilizer for an automobile is provided. The load stabilizer includes a hitch assembly having an elongate cross member that extends between opposing frame rails of the automobile and that is pivotable about an axis of rotation defined along a length of the cross member in response to a load applied upon the hitch assembly. A first torsion bar is carried on a first end by the cross member and on a second end by the automobile frame for retarding load variations on the hitch assembly.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Yoke for a railway draft gear and method of making]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7926672.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Yokes utilized in railway coupling apparatus are designed according to the invention to have improved stress profiles and increased service life. Investment casting techniques used to make the yokes and other components of the coupling apparatus yield improved surface finishes and tighter dimensional tolerances of the parts without requiring hammering, coating or other post-casting treatment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Force sensitive coupler for trains]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7926427.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A model train car having a union with a force sensor is disclosed. The force sensor is configured to measure the amount of force acting on the coupler. The information gathered from the force sensor may work in conjunction with a communication link or a local control unit so that realistic train effects can be produced reflecting the change in force being felt by the model train.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Support device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7913865.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A supporting device is provided to vertically support a coupling rod of a coupling pivotably articulated in the vertical direction to a car body underframe by a bearing block. The supporting device makes contact with the coupling rod by a support, wherein the supporting device includes a mount connected to the support which is fixed to the car body underframe of the vehicle. In order to enable the interference-free retraction of the central buffer coupling toward the car body in the event of a crash, the mount includes a connecting element by which the support is connected to the mount and which defines a rotational axis about which the support can rotate relative the connecting element. Further, at least one shearing element is provided which connects the connecting element to the support and which is designed to shear off upon the exceeding of a predetermined or definable amount of torque being transmitted from the support to the connecting element via the at least one shearing element in order to allow a rotation of the support relative the connecting element.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Energy dissipation device for a multi-member vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7905366.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to an energy dissipation device (100) for a multi-member vehicle, a rail-mounted vehicle in particular, comprising a first end plate (10), a second end plate (20) and an energy dissipation element (30) in the form of a hollow body extending in the longitudinal direction (L) of the energy dissipation device (100) and arranged between the first and the second end plate (10, 20), whereby to prescribe the formation of folds for the energy dissipation element (30) upon activation of the energy dissipation device (100), said energy dissipation element (30) comprises a response trigger in the form of a fold/bulge area (33, 33′) extending peripherally at least partly around the periphery of the hollow body. In order to ensure that the energy dissipation device (100) can be utilized to transfer both compressive forces as well as tractive forces, the invention provides for the energy dissipation device (100) to comprise at least one tractive force-transferring element (31) which connects the first end plate (10) to the second end plate (20) and is designed to transfer tractive forces in the longitudinal direction (L) of the energy dissipation device (100), whereby the line of action (W2) for the tractive force transferred over the at least one tractive force-transferring element (31) runs completely through the interior of said tractive force-transferring element (31).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telescoping, uncoupling lever and glide housings for a railroad car]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7900786.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car. The lever is formed of round rod and includes a handle rod, a lock lifter rod and a track assembly. The track assembly includes a handle rod track and a lock lifter rod track with tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends. A glide housing is attached to one end of the handle and lock lifter rods to allow the handle and lock lifter rods to slide on the tracks of the track assembly. Each glide housing is tubular, has a cavity extending there through to connect rod openings at the opposite ends and has glide of C-shaped transverse cross-section positioned therein to receive and partially encircle a rod.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Taper under tapered plate to increase side force on the movable plate]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7900785.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Draft gear assembly includes an angled or tapered bottom surface on a tapered plate intermediate of the inner and outer friction surfaces thereof and further includes a complimentary mating angled or tapered surface provided on a built-up portion on a third horizontal rib of a housing and positioned in abutting engagement with the angled or tapered bottom surface on the tapered plate. Providing the mating angled or tapered surfaces increases the side force on movable plates during application of a buffing shock to the draft gear assembly, thus increasing the capacity and resistance of the draft gear assembly to closure.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knuckle pin for railway vehicle coupler]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7896179.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A knuckle pin retainer for a railroad car coupler adapted for disposition in an aperture formed by a knuckle coupler assembly for connecting adjacent railroad car. The pin retainer includes a pivot pin with a retaining member installed within the pivot pin. The retaining member extends diametrically from a slot in the elongate shaft and is spring-loaded and rotatable within a slot in the shaft. A spring member is disposed within the slot between a back wall of the slot and the retaining member. The spring member is biased to expose the retaining member outside of the slot.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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