Automatic hold-open mechanism for a canopy of a machine

Details Automatic hold-open mechanism for a canopy of a machine Automatic hold-open mechanism for a canopy of a machine

1998-10-05

2000-08-15

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Structural detail

29619004, 29619001, 180 8914, 292DIG5, B60J 708, B60J 7185, B62D 33067, B62D 3306

Patent

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061024716

ABSTRACT:
A hold-open mechanism for a canopy of a skid steer loader machine is described herein. The hold-open mechanism includes a support block secured to a frame of the machine, a wedging block secured to the canopy, and a prop device. A bracket is connected at a body portion to the support block and extends therefrom for termination at a head portion. A pair of arms extend perpendicularly from the body portion. The prop device has a bar with first and second end portions and a lever connected to the bar and supported within the arms of the bracket. A biasing spring is positioned on the bracket adjacent the bar for biasing the prop device to a working location from a resting location. In a closed position, the canopy is forced against the biasing action of the spring to maintain the prop device in the resting location. The movement of the canopy from the closed position to an open position automatically biases the prop device to the working location wherein the first end portion of the bar is seated on the support block and the second end portion abuts the wedging block to hold the canopy in the open position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4253700 (1981-03-01), Di Francescantonio
patent: 4811983 (1989-03-01), Watts et al.
patent: 5547244 (1996-08-01), Lee

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