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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:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John W Edwards, Arcadia, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403322 ; 403 26 ; 56 152 ; 56DI / ;
Abstract
An improved coupling device is disclosed for coupling a tool to a vehicle. The improved coupling device comprises a coupling member secured to a first and a second arm of the vehicle. A first and a second bearing is secured to the coupling member for slidably supporting a first and a second shaft. A connector member is secured to the first and second shafts for mounting to the tool. An actuator drives the connector member relative to the coupling member on the first and second shafts for adjusting the position of the tool relative to the vehicle.