The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Michael D. Chamberlain, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Stephen Rafferty, Madison, WI (US);
Michael D. Chamberlain, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Stephen Rafferty, Madison, WI (US);
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
An instrument mounting assembly () for mounting an instrument () to a vehicle () is provided. The assembly includes a carrier () coupled to the vehicle () and a support () coupled to the carrier, the support adapted to support an instrument (). The assembly includes a first track (or) disposed on the carrier and a first follower (or) disposed on the support for interfacing with the first track. The assembly further includes a second track (or) disposed on the support and a second follower (or) disposed on the carrier for interfacing with the second track. The support may be transitioned between stowed and extended positions, wherein the first and second followers interface with the first and second tracks causing the support to be both linearly displaced and rotated while the support is transitioned between the positions.