Ring seat removal system for a railcar articulate connector
US5809898A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53865
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved female connecting member for an articulated connector has a ring seat for a ring within an annular groove for contacting the male member of the connector, which female member has an improved undersurface passage for a probe to provide greater access to the ring-seat undersurface and more mechanical leverage to dislodge a worn ring seat; and, in an alternative embodiment, a structure and tool are provided for removal of a ring-seat from the exposed upper ring-seat surface.
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