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US 7,070,062 B2Granted
Automatic railway car electrical and pneumatic coupler
OwnerWilliam Bernard Trescottinventor
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Abstract
A railcar coupler which integrates fluid and electrical connectors into one modular unit with increased facility for automatically making such connections when cars are pushed together while achieving compatibility between Janney type and Automatic Intermodal Railway Car Couplers.
Claims18
An assembly for connecting railway cars comprising a first male part and a female part said first male and female parts capable of being attached to different railcars and then combined into one assembly for the purpose of joining railcars together in a train,
- said first male part further comprising
- a vertical shaft connected to a horizontal shaft,
- said horizontal shaft protruding in the direction of said female part,
- said female part further comprising
- a receptacle capable of surrounding and restraining said horizontal shaft of said first male part in a plane perpendicular to said horizontal shaft,
- a pivotally connected second male part,
- said second male part further comprising
- a second horizontal shaft,
- said second horizontal shaft not protruding in the direction of said first male part.
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