Wedge shim and follower block for a railcar articulated connector
CA 2064441 C · Owner: Amsted Industries Incorporated · Inventors: Oesch, John F.; Hawthorne, V. Terrey; Kaufhold, Horst T.
Overview
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An articulated railcar connector assembly includes improved wedge shim and follower block components that are shaped for improved early service life, the wedge shim having laterally spaced vertical lands to contact the assembly end wall and the follower block having a compound curvature bearing surface to receive the end of a male connector member; and both wedge and follower block may have abutting chevron-like concave and convex bearing surfaces wherein the included angle of the convex bearing surfaces exceeds the included angle of the concave bearing surfaces.
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- Filed March 30, 1992 and granted June 17, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 30, 2012.
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