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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1982
James R McGhie, Brampton, CA;
American Hoist & Derrick Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An outrigger assembly for mobile cranes wherein a roller and rail system is provided associated respectively with the outrigger mounting assembly and chassis of the vehicle to facilitate removal of the outrigger assembly from below the vehicle. The outrigger mounting assembly has rollers mounted on opposite sides thereof for the rolling along rails extending transversely across the vehicle at a position below the chassis thereof. Three roller units are mounted on the mounting assembly, two roller units being an upper set for rolling on the upper surface of the rails and the other being a lower unit for engaging the undersurface of the rails. The three sets of roller units are spaced apart from another longitudinally along the length of the mounting assembly, the lower roller unit being disposed adjacent one end of the outrigger mounting assembly.