Patent ID: 7604136
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: B61G

Abstract:
1. A coupler head for vehicles which can be coupled together, comprising a coupler head housing and one of a plurality of face plates for closing off said coupler head housing at an open front face of said coupler head housing, wherein said coupler head housing substantially encloses and has internal coupling components for coupling the coupler head with a vehicle, and each of said face plates is designed for a different type of coupler head, wherein design features related to a specific type of coupler head are disposed at, in or on an associated one of said face plates, the design features characterizing the function of the coupler head type, whereby when each of said face plates is separately detachably connected to said coupler head housing, said coupler head housing and the connected one of said face plates functions as the associated specific type of coupler head.