Draft gear

Claim 1

A DRAFT GEAR FOR RAILROAD DRAFT RIGGING, SAID DRAFT GEAR FITTING WITHIN THE POCKET OF A RAILROAD CAR SILL, SAID POCKET BEING DEFINED BY SIDE SILLS AND FORWARD AND REAR STOPS, SAID DRAFT RIGGING INCLUDING A YOKE FITTING AROUND THE DRAFT GEAR AND ABUTTING ON A REAR ELEMENT OF THE DRAFT GEAR AND SAID YOKE BEING CONNECTED TO A COUPLER WHEREBY THE BACK END OF THE COUPLER BEARS AGAINST AN END OF THE DRAFT GEAR IN BUFF AND WHEREBY THE YOKE BEARS AGAINST THE OPPOSITE END OF THE DRAFT GEAR IN DRAFT, SAID DRAFT GEAR COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A BOX-LIKE CENTER MEMBER INCLUDING A CENTER MEMBER WITH SIDE ARMS EXTENDING FORWARD AND TO THE REAR OF THE CENTRAL SECTION, (B) SAID SIDE MEMBERS LYING BETWEEN THE SILLS, AND THE ENDS OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS ABUTTING THE FRONT AND REAR STOPS WHEREBY THE BOX-LIKE MEMBER IS RESTRAINED FROM SUBSTANTIAL MOVEMENT; (C) AN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IN SAID CENTRAL SECTION; (D) A PISTON IN SAID CYLINDER; (E) PISTON RODS EXTENDING TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF SAID PISTON, (F) ONE OF SAID PISTON RODS EXTENDING TO THE END OF THE YOKE AND THE OTHER OF SAID PISTON RODS EXTENDING TO THE BACK END OF THE COUPLER; (G) RUBBER SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTRAL MEMBER WITH THE PISTON RODS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SPRINGS, (H) SAID SPRINGS BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE SPACE DEFINED BY THE SIDE MEMBERS; AND (I) AN END PLATE ADJACENT THE OUTER END OF EACH OF THE SPRINGS, (J) SAID END PLATES BEING FREE TO SLIDE WITHIN THE SIDE MEMBERS BUT BEING RESTRAINED FROM MOVEMENT BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE SIDE MEMBERS, (K) SAID SIDE MEMBERS SERVING AS GUIDES FOR THE END PLATES, (L) ONE OF SAID END PLATES TRANSMITTING FORCE TO THE REAR OF THE COUPLER AND THE OTHER OF SAID END PLATES TRANSMITTING FORCE TO THE YOKE.