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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:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
May. 27, 1983
Akira Inoue, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A fifth wheel provided on a tractor and adapted to be connected to a king pin fixed to a trailer. The fifth wheel comprises a base plate provided with a slot for receiving the king pin, a stationary lock fixed to the portion of the base plate near the terminal end of the slot and provided with a semi-circular recess, a movable lock pivotally supported by a vertical shaft and including a main body provided with a semi-circular recess and a hook adapted to contact the front end of the king pin when the latter moves into the slot, a spring adapted to hold the movable lock in the open position, a retainer piece movable along a guide on the base plate and adapted to hold the movable lock in the closed position, a bar connected to the retainer piece and provided with a spring for holding the retainer piece to hold the movable lock in the closed position, and projections on the bar for engaging with the base plate for holding the bar at the opened and closed positions.
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