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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:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Fahl, Fairfield, OH (US);
Todd William Anderson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Robert Moses, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel Mason Allen, Middletown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dover Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 38 ; 285 88 ; 285312 ; 285330 ;
Abstract
A low profile locking mechanism for securing a lever arm of a coupler in a locked position interlocks with the side surface of the lever arm. The locking mechanism is formed from low cost resiliently deformable material that is protected against impact by the lever arm.