Latch assembly for a ramp of a vehicle trailer

Details Latch assembly for a ramp of a vehicle trailer Latch assembly for a ramp of a vehicle trailer

2006-07-18

2006-07-18

Keenan, James W. (Department: 3652)

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Self-loading or unloading vehicles

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07077616

ABSTRACT:
A latch assembly is provided for selectively maintaining a ramp of a trailer in a storage position. The latch assembly includes a mounting tube mounted to the underside of the trailer and a clamp tube operatively connected to the mounting tube by a plurality of link arms. The clamp tube is vertically movable between an interfering position wherein the clamp tube is vertically spaced from the mounting tube and interfering portions of the link arm intersect the plane in which the ramp of the trailer lies and a non-interfering position where the clamp tube is adjacent the mounting tube.

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