Railcar coupler knuckle cores and knuckles produced by said cores

A knuckle may include a throat portion having a throat side wall with at least three sections, a first section closest to the knuckle tail, a third section closest to the knuckle pulling face, and a second section between said first and third sections. The wall thickness of said first section may be...

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Main Authors Makary Vaughn, Day Kelly, Nibouar F. Andrew, Salamasick Nick, Smerecky Jerry R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.01.2017
Subjects
COUPLINGS
DRAUGHT AND BUFFING APPLIANCES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RAILWAYS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A knuckle may include a throat portion having a throat side wall with at least three sections, a first section closest to the knuckle tail, a third section closest to the knuckle pulling face, and a second section between said first and third sections. The wall thickness of said first section may be less than 10% different than the wall thickness of said second section. The throat portion may also include a tail stop side wall with at least three sections, a first section closest to the knuckle tail, a third section closest to the knuckle pulling face, and a second section between said first and third sections. The wall thickness of said first section may be less than 10% different than the wall thickness of said second section.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514880897