Slider

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1987-12-01

1989-06-13

Marmor, Charles A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

74503, B62D 5306

Patent

active

048385786

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to an improved slider providing adjustment of the suspension of a vehicle longitudinally with respect to the body of the vehicle. The slider is of the type comprising a pair of side rails secured at the left and right sides of the body in fixed position extending longitudinally of the body, and a frame carrying the suspension comprising left and right slide members slidable longitudinally of the body on the side rails, and a plurality of locking pins for locking the frame in various positions of adjustment relative to the side rails, the locking pins being retractible for permitting adjustment of the frame to a selected position of adjustment and extensible for locking the frame in a selected position of adjustment. The improvement comprises a mechanism for retracting the locking pins comprising linkage interconnecting the locking pins for conjoint movement of the pins between extended and retracted positions, an actuating member manually movable from a first position to a second position for effecting articulation of the linkage to retract the locking pins, and a spring associated with the actuating member adapted to deflect in the event one or more of the locking pins are stuck in extended position thereby to permit movement of the actuating member from its first position to its second position while urging articulation of the linkage to retract the locking pins. The actuating member may be secured in its second position while the spring is deflected thereby to maintain a force urging the locking pins toward a retracted position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2417504 (1947-03-01), Knaggs et al.
patent: 2668455 (1954-02-01), Herrmann
patent: 3087741 (1963-04-01), DeLay
patent: 3146000 (1964-08-01), Holzman
patent: 3372946 (1968-03-01), Hutchens
patent: 3778079 (1973-12-01), Vornberger et al.

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