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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:
Sep. 01, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Mekosh, Jr, Warrington, PA (US);
David O Hulse, Lionville, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280 / ; 1051 / ;
Abstract
A power actuating mechanism uses a mechanical spring to normally urge a pin through openings in a track and rail of a trailer and bogie, respectively, to lock the trailer to the bogie. Structure is provided to selectively apply air pressure to an actuator to overcome the bias of the mechanical spring and move the pin out of the opening in the track of the trailer to unlock the bogie from the trailer for repositioning or removal.