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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Newpark Mats & Integrated Services Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Kerwin McDowell, Lafayette, LA (US);
David Jon Tilley, Franklin, LA (US);
Ryan Michael Gonsoulin, Saint Martinville, LA (US);
Assignee:
Newpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/02 (2006.01); E01C 9/08 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 5/10 (2006.01); E01C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 9/08 (2013.01); E01C 5/005 (2013.01); F16B 5/0642 (2013.01); F16B 5/10 (2013.01); F16B 21/02 (2013.01); E01C 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking pin for connecting at least first and second adjacent mats of a support surface includes a body and at least one foot operatively connected to the body and configured to secure the locking pin to the mats. The foot is selectively movable from an unlocked position to at least one locked position and then, while in a locked position, selectively moveable upwardly relative to the body and the first and second mats.