Non-metallic coupler carrier wear plate for a railcar
AssigneeHolland Company
InventorsTodd J. de Koning, R. Michael Manley
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Abstract
A railcar coupler carrier wear plate is formed in an “L” shaped section for ease of insertion and replacement in a coupler carrier and for efficient manufacture, the coupler carrier wear plate being retained in the coupler carrier with a bracket arrangement that can be readily affixed to the coupler carrier as by welding and which can also be adapted to protect the coupler carrier wear plate in the event of a coupler override.
Claims16
A rail car coupler carrier wear plate for a rail car having a coupler and a coupler carrier comprising:
- a first flange for bearing a rail car coupler and a second outer flange depending downwardly therefrom, whereby said first flange is readily insertable between the coupler and the coupler carrier;
- said first flange and said second flange being formed to have a generally “L” shaped section
- said first flange being formed to have a plan form having a first parallel side, a second parallel side and two opposed converging sides;
- said first parallel side being a side at which said second outer flange is formed;
- said second parallel side being shorter than said first parallel side.
A rail car coupler carrier wear plate for a rail car having a coupler and a coupler carrier comprising a first flange for bearing a rail car coupler and a second outer flange depending downwardly therefrom, whereby said first flange is readily insertable between the coupler and the coupler carrier, said first flange being formed to have trapezoidal plan form having a first parallel side, a second parallel side and two converging sides.
A rail car coupler carrier wear plate for a rail car having a coupler and a coupler carrier comprising a first flange for bearing a rail car coupler and a second outer flange depending downwardly therefrom, whereby said first flange is readily insertable between the coupler and the coupler carrier;
- said first flange and said second flange being formed and arranged to have a generally “L” shaped section;
- said first flange being formed to have a plan form having a first parallel side, a second parallel side and two opposed sides;
- said first parallel side being a side at which said second outer flange is formed
- said first flange being formed to have said first parallel side being longer than said second parallel side and said two opposed sides converging inwardly from the mouth of the coupler carrier.
A rail car coupler carrier wear plate for a rail car having a coupler and a coupler carrier comprising a first flange for bearing a rail car coupler and a second outer flange depending downwardly therefrom, whereby said first flange is readily insertable between the coupler and the coupler carrier;
- said first flange and said second flange being formed and arranged to have a generally “L” shaped section;
- said first flange being formed to have a plan form having a first parallel side, a second parallel side and two opposed sides;
- said first parallel side being a side at which said second outer flange is formed;
- said coupler carrier being mounted to said coupler carrier with a bracket arrangement;
- said bracket arrangement comprising one of the following combinations:
- a plurality of elongated angle section members;
- said angle section members being bondable to one another;
- said angle section members being bondable to said coupler carrier;
- said angle section members capturing said second flange between one of said members and said coupler carrier, or
- a generally “Z” shaped clip member;
- said clip member being bondable to said coupler carrier;
- said clip member capturing said second flange between said member and said coupler carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.