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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1975
Donald L Hopkins, Joliet, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A detent mechanism for a reciprocably mounted valve spool includes a plunger mounted in a housing surrounding an end of said spool and including guide means for the plunger at its forward end and its rearward end to provide guide support of the plunger as it is biased into engagement with detent grooves formed on the valve spool. The detent assembly includes an assembly of parts including biasing means and guide means retained in their operative relationship with the plunger for ready insertion or removal from the housing.
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