Housing arrangement for a wearpad assembly
AssigneePettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC.
InventorsPhilip E. LaTendresse, John C. Westman, Daniel P. Aho, Nate T. Simula
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Abstract
A housing arrangement for a wearpad may include a boom for a telescopic boom assembly; a plate for contacting at least one end of the wearpad when the wearpad is installed adjacent to the boom; and a fastener for securing the plate to a surface of the boom. Optionally, at least one of the plate and the boom includes a tab, where the other of the plate and the boom includes a slot, and where the slot is configured to constrain the tab in at least two directions when the slot receives the tab.
Claims8
A housing arrangement for a wearpad, the housing arrangement comprising:
- a boom for a telescopic boom assembly, which telescopically adjusts along a first axis;
- a plate for contacting at least one end of the wearpad when the wearpad is installed adjacent to the boom;
- and
- a fastener for rotatably securing the plate to a surface of the boom,
- wherein the plate includes a tab, wherein the boom includes a slot, wherein the slot is configured to constrain the tab in at least two directions when the slot receives the tab;
- and
- wherein an axis of rotation of the plate is parallel to the first axis.
A housing arrangement for a wearpad, which is attachable near an end of a boom of a telescopic boom assembly, the housing arrangement comprising:
- a plate configured to be attached to the end of the boom and to, when attached, restrain a first end of the wearpad;
- a fixed member configured to constrain a second end of the wearpad;
- a fastener for attaching the plate to the end of the boom;
- and
- a tab extending from an edge of the plate, wherein:
- the tab is configured to insert into a slot of the boom;
- and
- the tab, when inserted into the slot, is constrained in at least two direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.