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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
May. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807641 ; 37103 ; 188-5 ; 212189 ;
Abstract
An outrigger for use in a wheel-type vehicle which can be mounted just behind a front wheel where available height for mounting is very limited. The outrigger comprises a support fixedly secured to an axle of the vehicle, a first and a second link both pivotally mounted to the support and being in parallel to each other, an earth contacting member pivotally connected to both first and second links, the earth contacting member being generally L-shaped when viewed from the bottom, and a hydraulic cylinder pivotally connected to the support and the earth contacting member.