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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Inventor:
Nathan P. Holly, New Franken, WI (US);
Assignee:
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/86 (2006.01); B66C 23/00 (2006.01); B66C 23/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/705 (2013.01); B66C 23/701 (2013.01); B66C 23/86 (2013.01); B66C 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for retaining a linear actuator on a crane component such as a mast is disclosed. In the system a retaining mechanism is mounted on either a body of the linear actuator or the crane component and a catch is mounted to the other of the body or the crane component. Retraction of a rod of the linear actuator causes a cap on the rod to contact the retaining mechanism, which causes the retaining mechanism to move into a latched configuration securing the linear actuator.