Tightlock coupler locklift assembly
CA 2284266 A1 · Owner: Buckeye Steel Castings Company · Inventors: Carifa, Mark R.
Overview
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A railway Type H tightlock coupler locklift assembly (20) for coupling railway cars comprises a Type H rotary locklift toggle (30) a Type H rotary locklift , lever (50), and a rivet (32) connecting the rotary locklift toggle (30) to the rotary locklift lever (50). The Type H rotary locklift lever (50) further comprises a standard flange or finger (52) for operatively engaging a coupler operating rod (18) and a second opposing flange or finger (54) that abuts the coupler operating rod (18). The second opposing flange or finger (54) prevents unintentional rotary motion of the rotary locklift lever (50) by acting on or abutting against the locked operating rod (18) thereby preventing , …
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- Filed March 13, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 13, 2018.
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