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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:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Troy D Kraft, Bismarck, ND (US);
Henry J Weber, Bismarck, ND (US);
Assignee:
Clark Equipment Company, South Bend, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172274 ; 403321 ;
Abstract
A backhoe or other similar earth working apparatus has a frame that mounts on a vehicle, such as a skid steer loader or tractor. A pair of stabilizer arms mounted to the frame member and pivotable along an arcuate path between raised and lowered positions, each have a stabilizer locking device. The stabilizer locking device comprises a hook member mounted on an exterior surface of an outer end of each stabilizer arm, and a latch member mounted to the frame member for releasably engaging each hook member such that when the hook member is engaged, the stabilizer arm is retained in the raised position.