FREIGHT CAR YOKE MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140034263A1
SERIAL NO

14042777

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An apparatus and method for molding a freight car yoke with a one piece core is disclosed herein. An exemplary one piece core may be used with a core mold upper half and a core mold lower half mated at a common split line to define a mold cavity which replicates the molded exterior features of a freight car yoke. The one piece core may replicate all of the molded internal features of a freight car yoke. An apparatus may use a pair of one piece cores to produce a pair of freight car yokes. An exemplary method can utilize the apparatus to produce a pair of freight car yokes through a single pour, using a pair of one piece cores. In an exemplary embodiment the one piece cores are constructed from a cold box with phenolic urethane treated molding sand.

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COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGS COMPANYCOLUMBUS OH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Holman, Craig A Newark, US 3 13
Pinkstock, Steven R Amanda, US 5 15
Poe, Ronald A Columbus, US 4 13

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