Patent ID: 8616389

Claim:
A mating cam coupler device for railway vehicles, comprising: a coupler head comprising a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion; wherein the first lateral portion comprises a male cam and a male cam locking mechanism disposed within a cavity defined in the first lateral portion and operably connected with the male cam; wherein the second lateral portion comprises a female cam and a female cam locking mechanism disposed within a cavity defined in the second lateral portion and operably connected with the female cam; and wherein the male cam is positioned to engage a female cam of an opposing coupler device and the female cam is positioned to engage a male cam of the opposing coupler device and operation of the male cam locking mechanism is triggered by the engagement of the male cam with the opposing female cam and operation of the female cam locking mechanism is triggered by the engagement of the female cam with the opposing male cam to secure engagement of the coupler device with the opposing coupler device.