Railroad car coupler carrier wear protector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of one embodiment of a railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design.

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8

FIG. 10 is a top view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view of the railroad car coupler carrier wear protector of our new design illustrated in FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

The broken line shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a railroad car coupler carrier wear protector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D742788
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 10, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 10, 2015
Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company (Park Ridge, IL)
Inventors: Michael K. Burke (Wheaton, IL), Walter J. Peach (Montgomery, IL)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/460,400
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Draft, Coupler, Or Uncoupler Element (D12/48)