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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Higgins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A jib assembly has a sheath, a jib arm disposed within the sheath, and at least two gripping components disposed on the inner surface of the sheath. The sheath is operable to engage the jib arm to secure the jib arm and prevent the jib arm from extending and retracting relative to the sheath by aligning the sheath to be substantially parallel with the jib arm. The sheath is operable to disengage the jib arm to allow at least a portion of the jib arm to extend and retract relative to the sheath by rotating the sheath away from substantially parallel with the jib arm.