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US 12,215,733 B2Granted
Pins for mats having integrated wheels
AssigneeNewpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC
InventorsGaurav Agrawal, Keith J. Murphy, Jared B. Howenstine
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Abstract
Mat locking pins include a pin body and a wheel housed within the pin body, the wheel configured to be movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the wheel is housed within the pin body and in the second position at least a portion of the wheel extends from the pin body. Mat systems include such mat locking pins to enable movement of the may system and/or secure two mats together.
Claims20
A mat locking pin comprising:
- a pin body configured to be installed into pin apertures to secure multiple mats together;
- and
- a wheel housed within the pin body, the wheel configured to be movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the wheel is housed within the pin body and in the second position at least a portion of the wheel extends from the pin body.
A mat system comprising:
- a first mat comprising a first lip structure having a plurality of pin apertures defined in the first lip structure;
- a second mat comprising a second lip structure having a plurality of pin apertures defined in the second lip structure, wherein the first lip structure is configured to overlap the second lip structure and at least one pin aperture of the first lip structure aligns with at least one pin aperture of the second lip structure to define an aligned pin aperture;
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- a wheeled pin inserted into the aligned pin aperture, wherein the wheeled pin comprises:
- a pin body;
- and
- a wheel housed within the pin body, the wheel configured to be deployed from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the wheel is housed within the pin body and in the second position at least a portion of the wheel extends from the pin body.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a first mat having a first pin aperture adjacent to a second mat having a second pin aperture;
- aligning the first pin aperture of the first mat with the second pin aperture of the second mat;
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- inserting a pin having a wheel assembly into the first pin aperture and the second pin aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.