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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Ohio Steel Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas P. Martini, Gahanna, OH (US);
Patrick Montag, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Podrosky, Columbus, OH (US);
OHIO STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A tow bar for selectively securing a pivotable container assembly of a dump cart includes a tow bar rotatably connected to a frame of the container assembly. A latch is adjacent to a receiving surface of the tow bar, and includes a slidable member, a biasing element and a lever. The slidable member is configured to selectively engage an arm which extends from the container assembly and for latching the container assembly in a loading condition. The biasing element is configured to urge the slidable member into engagement with the arm. The lever is coupled to the tow bar, slidably coupled to the slidable member and includes an actuation plate spaced apart from the receiving surface. When actuated, the lever moves the actuation plate toward the receiving surface and urges the slidable member away from the arm, enabling release of the engaged arm from the tow bar.