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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
An outrigger pad assembly includes a base having a bottom surface for engaging an underlying support surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, a force sensor mounted to the base, and an interface body. The interface body includes a lower cavity at least partially defined by a first inner sidewall, an upper cavity at least partially defined by a second inner sidewall, and a coupling body having a latch configured for selective with an outrigger jack. The force sensor is disposed in the lower cavity in sliding contact with the first inner sidewall such that the interface body is movable relative to the force sensor. The outrigger pad assembly may be part of an outrigger assembly of a lifting vehicle.