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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:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard E. Keefer, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Snorkel International, Inc., St. Joseph, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/104 ; E06C 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/104 ; E06C 1/00 ;
Abstract
Aerial work platform apparatus comprising a vehicle, a work platform, a lift on the vehicle for elevating and lowering the work platform, and a stabilizer for inhibiting tipping over of the apparatus when the work platform is elevated. The stabilizer is mounted on the vehicle for movement between a raised retracted position and a lowered position for engagement with the surface traversed by the vehicle should the apparatus start tipping. A mechanism moves the stabilizer between its raised and lowered positions.