Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Boehler, Anne Marie (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C280S455100, C280S432000, C280S405100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976050
ABSTRACT:
A tensioning device for connecting a trailer to a spring bar of a load-compensating apparatus includes a body unit for securement to a frame member of a trailer; a reel unit having an off-center hub portion with a slot and rotatively secured to the body unit about a pivot axis; a rotation-limiting element which limits rotation of the reel unit to approximately 180° about the pivot axis; a linked chain having a proximal end thereof releasably secured to the slot of the off-center hub portion and a distal end thereof connected to the spring bar of the load-compensating apparatus; a latching element including a biased latch pin; and a lug and removable handle for rotating the reel portion to, and the latching element releasably locks the reel portion in, a chain-tensioned configuration.
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Goodman Steven
Huston James
Merchant David
Roeber Les
Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co.
Boehler Anne Marie
Schoonover Donald R.
Stabley Michael
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