Central datum feature on railroad coupler body and corresponding gauges
AssigneeBedloe Industries LLC
InventorsJerry R. Smerecky, F. Andrew Nibouar, Edward T. Eaton, Thomas A. Marchese, Eric W. Larson, Ronald P. Sellberg
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Abstract
A coupler body for a railcar coupler, said coupler body comprising at least one central datum feature that does not wear during coupler use.
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A coupler body for a railcar coupler, said coupler body comprising at least one central datum feature that does not wear during coupler use over time, where wearing over time comprises repeated frictional contact sufficient to wear metal down to change a dimension of the railcar coupler to be outside of an acceptable tolerance range and in need of reconditioning as qualified for by industry standards, wherein said at least one central datum feature comprises at least one opening in said coupler body that is in addition to a key slot of a shank of the coupler body.
A coupler body for a railcar coupler, said coupler body comprising at least one central datum feature that does not wear during coupler use over time, where wearing over time comprises repeated frictional contact sufficient to wear metal down to change a dimension of the railcar coupler to be outside of an acceptable tolerance range and in need of reconditioning as qualified for by industry standards, wherein said at least one central datum feature comprises a raised area of additional material comprising at least one precision machine component.
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