Slidable gladhand
AssigneeAutonomous Solutions, Inc.
InventorsEric Poulson, Mike McNees, Robert Ashby, Mitch Torrie
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Abstract
A gladhand is disclosed. The gladhand, for example, may include a gladhand body having a central axis and a substantially flat gladhand surface and a tongue that extends from the gladhand body and substantially perpendicular relative to the central axis. The gladhand, for example, may also include a concave pocket that extends from gladhand surface. The gladhand, for example, may also include a piston chamber within the gladhand body that extends substantially along the central axis and forming a piston aperture within the gladhand surface and a piston disposed within the piston chamber that actuates at least partially into and out of the piston chamber through the piston aperture along the central axis.
Claims18
A gladhand comprising:
- a gladhand body having a central axis and a substantially flat gladhand surface;
- a tongue that extends from the gladhand body and substantially perpendicular relative to the central axis;
- a concave pocket that extends from gladhand surface;
- a piston chamber within the gladhand body that extends substantially along the central axis and forming a piston aperture within the gladhand surface;
- a piston disposed within the piston chamber that actuates at least partially into and out of the piston chamber through the piston aperture along the central axis;
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- wherein the piston does not include an air channel within the piston.
A gladhand comprising:
- a gladhand body having a central axis and a substantially flat gladhand surface;
- a tongue that extends from the gladhand body and substantially perpendicular relative to the central axis;
- a piston chamber within the gladhand body that extends substantially along the central axis and forming a piston aperture within the gladhand surface;
- a piston disposed within the piston chamber that actuates at least partially into and out of the piston chamber through the piston aperture along the central axis;
- a supply air hose coupling coupled with the gladhand body;
- a supply air channel disposed within the gladhand body that allows air to flow from the supply air channel to the piston chamber to actuate the piston in a first direction within the piston chamber;
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- a control air hose coupling coupled with the gladhand body;
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- a control air channel disposed within the gladhand body that allows air to flow from the control air channel to the piston chamber to actuate the piston in second direction within the piston chamber, the second direction being opposite the first direction.
A gladhand comprising:
- a gladhand body having a central axis and a substantially flat gladhand surface;
- a tongue that extends from the gladhand body and substantially perpendicular relative to the central axis;
- a piston chamber within the gladhand body that extends substantially along the central axis and forming a piston aperture within the gladhand surface;
- a piston disposed within the piston chamber that actuates at least partially into and out of the piston chamber through the piston aperture along the central axis;
- a supply air hose coupling coupled with the gladhand body;
- a supply air channel disposed within the gladhand body that allows air to flow from the supply air channel to the piston chamber to actuate the piston in a first direction within the piston chamber;
- a control air hose coupling coupled with the gladhand body;
- a control air channel disposed within the gladhand body that allows air to flow from the control air channel to the piston chamber to actuate the piston in second direction within the piston chamber, the second direction being opposite the first direction;
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- a spring disposed within the piston that biases the piston relative to the gladhand body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.