Clevis with improved pin locking assembly

Details Clevis with improved pin locking assembly Clevis with improved pin locking assembly

1997-07-14

1999-02-02

Knight, Anthony

Joints and connections

Articulated members

Including static joint

403157, 403316, F16B 2100, F16B 2110, F16B 2116

Patent

active

058655573

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a clevis of the type used with a digging bucket. The clevis is of the type having a pivot pin and a pin locking assembly. In the improvement, the pivot pin is cylindrical, has first and second opposing ends and at least one hole traversing the pin diameter. A first boss is affixed on the clevis around the first end and such boss has a plurality of key slots formed therein. A retaining ring is seated in each of the key slots and a first retaining pin extends through the hole and the retaining rings. Most preferably, the clevis has another boss at the pivot pin second end and another retaining pin extends through the pivot pin second end. A new method is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4164378 (1979-08-01), Linehan
patent: 4221252 (1980-09-01), Bruce
patent: 4936612 (1990-06-01), Kohn
patent: 5286130 (1994-02-01), Mueller
patent: 5352056 (1994-10-01), Chandler
patent: 5393162 (1995-02-01), Nissen
patent: 5577858 (1996-11-01), Kasim et al.

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