Drawbar
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 234 U.S. 725 - Southern Railway Co. v. Crockett · 1914Most cited · 107 citing opinions
The drawbar—sometimes called the 'drawhead'—carries at its outer end the device or mechanism for coupling the cars. The height of the drawbar determines the height of the coupler, and has an intimate relation not only to the safety of the coupling operation, but to the security of the coupling when made.
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