Gasket for use with an air brake hose coupling member
AssigneeNew York Air Brake Corporation
InventorTheodore C. Johnson, Jr.
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Abstract
The gasket is for use in detachably connecting two similar coupling members on the ends of air brake hoses for railroad cars to form an airtight connection. The gasket provides a ramped entrance angle and a wide sealing surface for providing better alignment and sealing during coupling with another similar member.
Claims7
An improved air brake hose coupling member having a generally tubular body with a neck at one end adapted to be connected to an air hose, an arcuate flange projected outwardly from the other end of the body for interlocking with a second air brake hose coupling member, and a bore having a bore diameter and extending through the generally tubular body from the flange to the neck and including a bore and a recess at the flange thereof, the improvement comprising a gasket insertable within the recess which is sealable with a similar gasket in the second air brake hose coupling member, the gasket having a tubular body with a flange having a tapered edge stepped into a first tapered region and a second tapered region for abutting a gasket on the second air brake hose coupling member and extending radially outward therefrom and having an outer diameter exceeding the bore diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.