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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:
Mar. 13, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norbert W Lenius, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Richard A Stearn, Sturgeon Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
J. I. Case Company, Racine, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414460 ; 180140 ;
Abstract
A hoisting mechanism for a spreader of a straddle carrier is disclosed herein. The hoisting mechanism includes two fluid rams respectively located at diagonal corners of a generally inverted U-shaped frame. One fluid ram is connected to one end of the spreader through three parallel flexible members with the intermediate flexible member connected to one corner of the spreader and the two outer flexible members are connected to the opposite corner of the spreader. The disclosure also shows a unique steering linkage for steering all eight wheels that support the straddle carrier.