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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Steven D. Jones, E. Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Glen R. Wilkinson, Iii, Plainwell, MI (US);
James E. Doyle, Grandville, MI (US);
Steven D. Jones, E. Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Glen R. Wilkinson, III, Plainwell, MI (US);
James E. Doyle, Grandville, MI (US);
Suspa Incorporated, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A coupling member includes a body having a socket for receiving a mating ball with the body including a recess for receiving a cam member over which a generally C-shaped spring extends. The body includes slots for receiving the ends of the C-shaped spring which engage a ball for locking the coupling member to the ball. The cam includes a lever which is operator accessed for rotating the cam to move the spring from a locking position to an unlocking position with respect to the body and ball to which the body is coupled for allowing the end of the body attached, for example, to a gas assist strut to be removed from the mating ball.