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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Manitowoc Crane Companies, Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Chambersburg, PA (US);
John F. Benton, Smithsburg, MD (US);
Bradley C. Calaman, Carlisle, PA (US);
Martin R. Stander, Greencastle, PA (US);
Jared Yorke, Falling Waters, WV (US);
Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A locking head assembly () for a telescoping boom () of a crane () includes a locking head () having a base (), an operating plate () operably coupled to the base, one or more cylinder pins () and/or one or more section lock arms () movable in response to movement of the operating plate relative to the base. An actuator () is operably coupled to the operating plate and configured to move the operating plate relative to the base. The actuator includes a motor () and a drive arm (). The motor is configured to drive the drive arm between a drive arm first position and a drive arm second position. A motion mitigator () is connected to the actuator and the locking head and includes a housing (), a rod () movable relative to the housing, and a biasing device () disposed between the rod and the housing.