Railcar coupler system and method

A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a g...

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Hauptverfasser:	Gagliardino, Joseph L, Schudalla, Randall W, McMillen, Richard G, Mautino, P. Scott, Creighton, George S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CASTING CASTING OF METALS CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES COUPLINGS DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWDER METALLURGY RAILWAYS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The coupler head portion comprises a horn portion having a back surface. A distance between the back surface of the horn portion and a nose end of the guard arm portion is less than 11 inches. The coupler head portion comprises a locklifter shelf less than 2 inches above a bottom edge of the coupler.