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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:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
David L Hensler, Leesburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hydra Tech, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
212292 ; 403328 ;
Abstract
A boom latch system for a boom movable between use and stowage positions. The boom latch includes a latch member that is operatively connected to the power supply which moves the boom, so that the boom is automatically unlatched when moved from its storage position. The boom latch includes a latch body which pivots to align with the boom latch receiving element, thereby aligning the latch members even under varying load conditions. The latch body also provides a length adjustment so that the latch system can be used with various sizes of booms and hydraulic cylinders.