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US 2015/0290750 A1Published application
Application of Wear Plate to Articulated Connector Load Bearing Bottom Surface
AssigneeTTX Company
InventorsRichard A. Brueckert, William A. Guess, Donald F. Kroesch
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Abstract
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector is provided. The method comprises machining a portion of a casting to create a wear plate application surface, positioning a plate on the wear plate application surface, and welding the wear plate to the wear plate application surface.
Claims20
A method for reconditioning a railcar connector, comprising:
- machining a portion of a casting of a male portion of an articulated connector or a female portion of an articulated connector to create a wear plate application surface;
- positioning a wear plate on the wear plate application surface;
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- welding or mechanically fastening the wear plate to the wear plate application surface.
1 more element
An articulated connector comprising:
- a male portion and a female portion, wherein one of the male portion or the female portion comprises a wear plate applied to a machined application surface, the wear plate having at least one opening defined therein and wherein the wear plate is either welded or mechanically fastened to the machined application surface of either the male portion or the female portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.