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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Edmund W. Brown, Racine, WI (US);
Edmund W. Brown, Racine, WI (US);
Topper Industrial, Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
A connection device is provided for interconnecting first and second tugger carts. The connection device includes a striker element projecting from the first tugger cart. A connecting arm is pivotably connected to the second tugger cart and includes a terminal end that partially defines a recess for receiving the striker element therein. The connecting arm is pivotable between a storage position and a locking position. A locking pin is operatively connected to the connecting arm and is movable between an extended wherein the locking pin extends over an opening to the recess in the connecting arm and a retracted position wherein the striker element may be inserted into and removed from the recess. A handle is provided to allow a user to maintain the locking pin in the retracted position.