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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1977
Milford D McVeen, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Towmotor Corporation, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
An adjustable lock arrangement for a lift truck mast hanger pin to retain it within an upwardly opening slot, such as formed by a J-hook member provided on the front of a lift truck frame, comprises a bore provided in the J-hook member above the slot and a vertical locking plate having a pilot pin provided intermediate upper and lower portions and adapted to fit rotatably within the bore, an arcuate surface on the lower portion adapted to engage a mast pin disposed within the slot and having a center adjacent the pilot pin axis, an arcuate slot provided in the upper portion having a center at the center axis of the pilot pin, and a bolt disposed in the arcuate slot and threaded into the J-hook member for securing of the locking plate against rotation.