Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,501,347 · App. 08/393,418
Variable angle friction clutch mechanism for a draft gear assembly
Inventors:
Walter H. Merker, Jr., Howard Sommerfeld
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 26, 1996
Filed: Apr 5, 1995
Inventors
Walter H. Merker, Jr.
Howard Sommerfeld
Assignee (at issue)
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
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