Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1990-05-30
1991-10-08
Marmor, Charles A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
280432, 410 64, B62D 5310
Patent
active
050548042
ABSTRACT:
A king pin locking plate assembly having a locking plate provided on the underside with a pair of cooperating jaws pivotally supported under the locking plate and being urged into open position by a spring member positioned between the two jaws, the two jaws having a frontal portion facing a king pin, the frontal portion defining a lock surface which is adapted to be abutted by a free end of a jaw lock pivotally supported in the king pin receiving slot by a pivot which engages a bifurcated end of the jaw lock. A jaw lock stop is situated in the bifurcated end of the jaw lock and, because of its internal elongated opening, is capable of maintaining the jaw lock in either a king pin securing position or in a king pin releasing position.
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patent: 3892426 (1975-07-01), Ferris
patent: 4225276 (1980-09-01), Stoller et al.
patent: 4375894 (1983-03-01), Hammonds
patent: 4907815 (1990-03-01), Hunger
Dickson Paul
Marmor Charles A.
Trinity Industries Inc.
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