Railroad car moving vehicle

A coupler assembly for mounting on a vehicle for moving railroad cars, comprising:

• frame;
• first and second isolator assemblies mounted on the frame and each having a resilient mount;
• a pivot member having ends supported vertically and horizontally by said resilient mounts of said first and second isolator assemblies;
• first and second coupler arms each having one end pivotally mounted on said pivot member;
• a cross rail member extending between other ends of said coupler arms and being affixed thereto;
• and
• a coupler reciprocally mounted on said cross rail member adapted for coupling with a railroad car.

A vehicle having first and second axles mounted on a frame for moving a railroad car comprising:

• a pivot member mounted parallel to the axles at a center line of the frame;
• first and second coupler assemblies having first and second sets of coupler arms, each set of coupler arms having a coupler mounted on one end thereof, each coupler being adapted for coupling with a railroad car;
• and
• another end of each set of coupler arms being pivotally mounted on said pivot member.

A vehicle for moving a railroad car comprising:

• a frame having opposed side rails;
• an isolator assembly mounted on each of said side rails, each said isolator assembly having a resilient mount;
• a common pivot shaft extending between said side rails and having ends supported by said resilient mounts within said isolator assemblies;
• front and rear coupler assemblies each having a pair of coupler arms, each of said coupler arms having one end connected to a cross rail member and another end mounted on said common pivot shaft;
• front and rear couplers reciprocally mounted on said cross rail members of said front and rear coupler assemblies;
• hydraulic piston and cylinder means extending from said frame to each of said coupler arms whereby upon actuation of said hydraulic piston and cylinder means, said coupler assemblies are raised and lowered by pivoting on said common pivot shaft;
• and
• alignment hydraulic means mounted on said frame and connected to said couplers for reciprocating said couplers on said cross rail members.