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US 4,050,535 AGranted
Articulated vehicle
AssigneeEaton Yale Ltd.
InventorsJohn H. Bosshart, Emil J. David
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Abstract
An articulated vehicle in which one of the articulation pivots is mounted on the canopy of the vehicle. At least one of the hinge members of the pivot is in the form of a wide plate member to provide additional overhead protection for components mounted on the vehicle.
Claims5
In an articulated vehicle having a first frame, and a second frame pivotally connected to said first frame about a substantially vertical axis of articulation:
- a canopy structure mounted on said first frame and defining an operator's station, first and second hinge assemblies defining said axis of articulation, said first hinge assembly comprising a first upper hinge plate attached to and supported by said canopy structure above said operator's station, a second upper hinge plate mounted on said second frame and a pin member connecting said hinge plates for rotation about said axis of articulation, and said second hinge assembly comprising a first lower hinge plate mounted at or adjacent the extreme lower end of said first frame, a second lower hinge plate mounted at or adjacent the extreme lower end of said second frame, and a pin member connecting said hinge plates for rotation therebetween about said axis of articulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.