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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:
Jul. 04, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
John V Pastva, Parma Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Eastern Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292218 ; 292240 ; 292D / ; 296155 ; 296181 ;
Abstract
A closure control assembly for tensioning a flexible curtain over an opening in a truck trailer including a shaft with a vertical axis of rotation, bearing members rotatably connecting the shaft to the truck trailer, a driver connected to the shaft and a driven member connected to the curtain for engagement with the driver. The driver includes stepped projections for engagement with stepped surfaces on the driven member for sequential engagement of the driver and driven member upon rotation of the shaft by an operating member. A locking mechanism secured to the curtain engages the operating member to secure the curtain in the tensioned position.