US PATENT SUBCLASS 105 / 3
.~ Articulated
Current as of: June, 1999
Click HD for Main Headings
Click for All Classes
DEFINITION
Classification: 105/3
Articulated:
(under subclass 1.4) Train (a) comprising plural cars pivotally connected but not readily detachable from each other; or (b) including a first car supporting truck connected to a second car supporting truck so that they mutually interact to steer each other or prevent excessive independent oscillation of the cars when traveling over straight and variously curved track.
(1) Note. A coupling, per se, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for an articulated train is included herein.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
175.1, for a railway truck including three or more wheels engaging a single rail, with provision to allow lateral movement of at least one wheel so that the truck can round a turn.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
213, Railway Draft Appliances,
62+, for a rigid train drawbar, per se.
410, Freight Accommodation on Freight Carrier, 45, for articulated car structure for hauling a massive article.
