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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:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard M Curtin, Redmond, WA (US);
Paul K Smith, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthew G Kraemer, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Genie Industries, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
187243 ; 187232 ; 187242 ; 2807641 ; 212306 ; 212901 ;
Abstract
A swing-up stabilizer for a portable lift has a bracing strut with a pivoted locking mechanism at its upper end including a locking plate on the strut which is spring biased into a tilted locking position biting the strut when the stabilizer is in an active ground engaging position or swung into a raised storage position located past an 'at center' position whereat the strut is aligned with a pivotal connection between the strut and stabilizer.