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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Applicants:
Thomas J. Long, Canton, OH (US);
John J. Ramsey, Canton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Long, Canton, OH (US);
John J. Ramsey, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hendrickson USA, L.L.C., Itasca, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/14 (2006.01); B62D 53/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/14 (2013.01); B62D 53/068 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32467 (2015.01); Y10T 403/602 (2015.01); Y10T 403/7037 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pin assembly for a retractable pin mechanism of a slider box of a heavy-duty vehicle includes a pin guide attached to the slider box. A pin is connected to a retraction mechanism and engages the pin guide. The pin includes an integral inboard and outboard stop. The integral inboard and outboard stops of the pin limit movement of the pin with respect to the pin guide and serve as a positive stop for the pin during retraction and extension of the pin when the retraction mechanism is activated or deactivated by the operator of the vehicle.