Patents Examined by Jesus D. Sotele
  • Adaptor device for coupling railway vehicles having different types of couplers
    Patent number: 4102459
    Abstract: An adaptor device for the coupling of Janney and Willison couplers on railway vehicles has a body portion one side of which has a rigid configuration conforming to the configuration of a Janney coupler in the locked position and the other opposed side having a rigid configuration conforming to the configuration of a Willison coupler in the locked position. The device may also be provided with stop structures for limiting the vertical movement of the adaptor device with respect to both the Willison and Janney couplers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Schelle, Kuno Nell