Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1995-04-24
1997-10-28
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296100, 292338, 220333, 49193, 49345, 49382, B60P 702, B62D 3304
Patent
active
056810741
ABSTRACT:
A trailer cover lift arm for assisting in opening a trailer cover and supporting the cover in an open position. The lift arm can include four elongate members each member having two ends pivotably coupled to define a member having parallelogram-like shape. First and second elongated gas springs can be disposed within the parallelogram member to assist an operator in opening, and supporting a trailer cover in an open position. The lift arm can be used to two-way tilt open a trailer cover.
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Triton Corporation, Allenton, Wisconsin, brochure copyright 1994.
Eagle Trailers, L & H Manufacturing, Inc., Fairmont, Minnesota, brochure published on or before Apr. 24, 1995.
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