Interlocking gladhands

A gladhand coupling, comprising:

• a coupling half having a face on a top side of the coupling half with an opening therethrough;
• a locking lug extending outwardly from the face of said coupling half;
• a first ramped pad positioned on the locking lug on the top side of the coupling half;
• a flange extending outwardly from the face;
• a second ramped pad positioned on the flange and on the top side of the coupling half;
• and
• a third ramped pad positioned on the locking lug on the top side of the coupling half and spaced apart from the first ramped pad to define a separation slot therebetween, wherein the slot is positioned at 180 degrees relative to the second ramped pad of the flange;
• wherein first ramped pad, the second ramped pad, and the third ramped pad are arched circumferentially around the face on the top side and wherein a combined circumferential length of the first ramped pad and third ramped pad is longer than the circumferential length of the second ramped pad;
• a second coupling half having a second face on a top side of the second coupling half with a second opening therethrough;
• a second locking lug extending outwardly from the second face of said second coupling half;
• a fourth ramped pad positioned on the second locking lug on the top side of the second coupling half;
• a second flange extending outwardly from the second face;
• a fifth ramped pad positioned on the second flange and on the top side of the second coupling half;
• a sixth ramped pad positioned on the second locking lug on the top side of the second coupling half and spaced apart from the fourth ramped pad to define a second separation slot therebetween that is positioned at 180 degrees relative to the fifth ramped pad and that can accept the second ramped pad therebetween;
• wherein fourth ramped pad, the fifth ramped pad, and the sixth ramped pad are arched circumferentially around the face on the top side and wherein a combined circumferential length of the fourth ramped pad and sixth ramped pad is longer than the circumferential length of the fifth ramped pad;
• wherein the first coupling half and the second coupling half are movable between a disconnected position, wherein the first and fifth ramped pads are misaligned and the second and fourth ramped pads are misaligned, and a connected position, wherein the first and fifth ramped pads are aligned and the second and fourth ramped pads are aligned.