Side recovery system for a vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsSanjeev Kuriakose, Jeffrey L. Weller
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Abstract
A recovery vehicle having a side recovery system is disclosed. The side recovery system includes a boom having a first end and a second end. The boom is rotatable about the first end between a first position and second position. The side recovery system also includes a base having a portion for supporting the first end of the boom, a first receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the first position, and a second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the second position. The boom further includes a locking device configured to selectively engage the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom.
Claims20
A side recovery system comprising:
- a boom having a first end and a second end, the boom being rotatable about the first end between a first position and second position;
- a base having a portion for supporting the first end of the boom, a first receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the first position, and a second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the second position;
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- a locking device configured to selectively engage the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom.
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a side recovery system supported at the chassis, the side recovery system comprising:
- a boom having a first end and a second end, the boom being rotatable about the first end between a first position and second position;
- a base having a portion for supporting the first end of the boom, a first receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the first position, and a second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom when the boom is in the second position;
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- a locking device configured to selectively engage the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure for securing the second end of the boom
A stabilizer foot for an outrigger system, the stabilizer foot comprising:
- a base portion configured to be pivotally coupled to the outrigger system about a first axis, the base including a pad having a surface configured to substantially rest on top of a ground surface;
- and
- a spade portion coupled to the base portion and rotatable about the first axis between a first position wherein the stabilizer foot protects against tipping and a second position wherein the stabilizer foot protects against sliding, the spade portion includes an anchor blade configured to penetrate the ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.