Interlocking gladhands

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10005478
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15003104

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A gladhand coupling that prevents inadvertent separation of the coupling halves. Each half is equipped with a lug having a ramped pad and a flange defining a channel having a corresponding ramped pad. When two halves are positioned together then rotated into the locked position, the ramped pad of the lug is positioned proximately to the ramped pad of the flange to prevent inadvertent lateral compression of the two halves that could cause unintentional uncoupling. The coupling may be disconnected by simple rotation of one coupling half relative to the other and by pulling the coupling apart as done by current rail car decoupling procedures.

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NEW YORK AIR BRAKE LLC748 STARBUCK AVENUE WATERTOWN NY 13601

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aiken, Jeffrey Watertown, US 3 3
Estelle, Taylor Weedsport, US 3 0

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