Patent ID: 8398120

Claim:
A gladhand comprising: a mounting bracket having a stop arm with a stop; a coupler support body rigidly mounted to the mounting bracket; a coupler body having a pivot arm, a coupler, a clamp, and a flange wherein the pivot arm is pivotally mounted between an extension of the mounting bracket and the coupler support body, wherein the coupler extends outwardly from the pivot arm so as to be swingable in an arc from a first position as the pivot arm is rotated, wherein an air tight passageway extends from an opening in the coupler support body though the coupler support body and through the pivot arm and coupler to an opening in a coupling face of the coupler, wherein the clamp is operatively configured to clamp a flange of a mating gladhand, wherein the flange extends from an end of the coupler, and wherein the pivot arm, the coupler, the clamp, and the flange are all integrally cast from cast iron; an annular resilient seal member surrounding the opening in the coupling face of the coupler, wherein the coupler is in the first position, the resilient seal member surrounding the opening in the coupling face of the coupler is abutting the stop; and a biasing member biasing the coupler to the first position.