Patent ID: 8096431
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B21F,B29C,B29L,B61G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In combination with an elongated yoke having a pair of spaced apart top and bottom strap members and removably mountable within a hollow center sill of a railway vehicle body, a draft gear assembly for cushioning buff and draft dynamic impact forces being applied to said center sill member during make-up of a train consist and in-track operation of said train, said draft gear assembly comprising: (a) at least one compressible elastomeric spring member disposed between said pair of top and bottom strap members of said yoke for at least absorbing and dissipating said dynamic impact forces, said at least one compressible elastomeric spring member having a longitudinal axis thereof aligned with a longitudinal central axis of said yoke; and (b) a friction mechanism disposed in abutting engagement with one end of said at least one compressible elastomeric spring member and is further disposed in direct contact with at least one predetermined portion of said pair of top and bottom strap members of said yoke.