An automatic coupler for railway and other vehicles which includes an outer housing carried by the vehicle and formed of a plurality of welded metal plates, with a spring urged coupling hook mounted therein for horizontal pivotal movement for engagement with the hook of a coupler mounted on an adjacent vehicle. The hook is unlocked by a cam bearing on it and the opposed interengaged hook from the adjacent vehicle, which cam may be operated manually or automatically. The foregoing abstract is not to be taken as limiting the scope of invention, and in order to understand the full nature and extent of the technical disclosure of this patent, reference must be made to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.
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