Patent ID: 11945485
Assignee: THE NOLAN COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. The knuckle carrier of claim 1, further comprising:
an aperture defined in the slidable lock plate, wherein the aperture is operable to engage at least a portion of the support member, and wherein the slidable lock plate further comprises:
a lock collar having a thumbscrew aperture defined therethrough; and
a thumbscrew operable to engage the thumbscrew aperture in the lock collar and the body of the knuckle carrier to secure the lock collar and lock plate in position relative to the body of the knuckle carrier;
at least one grip on the handle of the body;
wherein the knuckle carrier is operable to be stored within an engine of a locomotive train;
wherein the coupler knuckle is supported by the knuckle carrier in a position above the body of the knuckle carrier when the knuckle carrier is operated at an acute angle relative to a ground surface.