Patent ID: 6148733
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B61G

Abstract:
A Type E railway freight car coupler having an expanded gathering range for attachment to a railway freight car, said Type E railway freight car coupler being a substantially non-interlocking freight car coupler and comprising: a generally V-shaped coupler head at a forward end thereof having a vertical-knuckle rotatably pinned at an outer end of said coupler head to form a first leg of said generally V-shaped coupler head, and a gathering arm extending diagonally outwardly from said coupler head to form a second leg of said generally V-shaped coupler head, said gathering arm having a first angled gathering surface against which a vertical-knuckle on a mating coupler is intended to impact and be pivoted inwardly to a degree sufficient to be locked in place, and an extension wing extending diagonally outward from an outer end of said gathering arm by a distance of at least about 6 inches, said extension wing being substantially fixed and rigid with respect to said gathering arm, and said extension wing having a second angled gathering surface adapted to provide an extension of said first angled gathering surface, said vertical-knuckle having a vertical dimension extending substantially vertically along said coupler head, and said extension wing protruding outward from said coupler head within at least a portion of said vertical dimension of said vertical-knuckle.