Rotary type railway car coupler
CA 1079233 A · Owner: Amsted Industries Incorporated · Inventors: Kaim, John W.; Altherr, Russell G.
Overview
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A rotary type railway car coupler comprising a shank slidably fitting within a yoke collar and attached thereto by a connecting pin; said yoke collar having an opening including a pin seat flange against which said pin seats when said coupler is in its normal running position said shank and yoke collar having a coacting projection and slot means disposed relative to said coupler and said pin seat flange so that said yoke collar can only be assembled with the pin seat flange located such that it lies on the lower side of said coupler when the latter is in its running position.
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- Granted June 10, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 10, 1997.
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