The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 22, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1975
Samuel S Pratt, Core, WV (US);
Peter N Lalos, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Rockland, Inc., Wintergarden, FL (US);
Abstract
A system for detachably coupling an attachment to a prime mover provided with a mounting means and an actuating means generally comprising a female device mountable on the attachment and a collapsible male assembly mountable on the mounting means of the prime mover, cooperatively engageable with the female device, the male assembly being operatively connectible to the actuating means and movable thereby between a collapsed, inoperative condition and an extended, operative condition operatively engageable with the female device in coupling relation therewith when the male assembly is positioned adjacent the female device in registry therewith, and means mounted on the male assembly for selectively locking the male assembly in the extended, operative condition.