Patent ID: 9714039
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B61G

Claim:
1. A knuckle thrower for a railway coupler assembly, comprising: a) a knuckle actuating leg; b) a leg lock seat; c) an upper trunnion; d) a lower trunnion; and e) stress relief means for relieving stresses imparted on the thrower; f) wherein said thrower has a front and a rear; g) wherein said upper trunnion includes a trunnion rib that spans toward the front of the thrower; h) wherein the stress relief means comprises a recess bounded by outer end edges on the thrower front; i) wherein said recess is disposed inwardly from the thrower front, and wherein at least a portion of said recess is inwardly disposed relative to said trunnion rib.