| Eli H. Janney |
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In the American Civil War , Janney achieved the rank of Major for the Confederate States Of America . .]] After the war, he was a dry goods clerk in Alexandria, Virginia ; he spent many of his lunches whittling his idea in a block of wood for a replacement to the railroads' link and pin couplers that were in wide use. On April 1 1873 , Janney filed for a patent titled "Improvement in Car-Couplings" describing the knuckle style couplers that are in use on railroads today. He was awarded on April 29 1873 . REFERENCES
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