Crane mount assembly for utility truck
AssigneeAstroria Industries of Iowa, Inc.
InventorsJack D. Brannan, Robert J. Wolf
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Abstract
A crane mount assembly having a mounting base and tower, the base having a pair of longitudinal members in parallel spaced alignment with transverse members positioned therebetween, and a top and bottom plate secured between the longitudinal members and the transverse members to create a torsion cell. The tower includes a base plate with a plurality of side panels that extend vertically from the base plate, and a mounting plate that is secured to the top of the side panels to create a hollow chamber.
Claims10
A crane mount assembly for mounting a mechanical device to a utility vehicle having frame members, a body subframe, and a floor plate, comprising:
- a torsion cell base securable to the vehicle frame members;
- a crane tower secured to and extending vertically from a portion of the torsion cell base;
- wherein the torsion cell base is comprised of a pair of longitudinal members in spaced alignment
- a plurality of transverse members extending between the longitudinal members;
- an uppermost plate secured between the longitudinal members and transverse members that extends horizontally to form an upper surface of the torsion cell base;
- a lowermost plate secured between the longitudnal members and transverse members that extends horizontally to form a bottom surface of the torsion cell base;
- wherein the uppermost plate is secured in parallel spaced relation to the lowermost plate;
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- wherein a top surface of the uppermost plate is located within a same horizontal plane as a top surface of the plurality of transverse members and a top surface of the pair of longitudinal members.
A utility truck having a crane mount assembly, truck frame members, a bed subframe, and a floor plate for mounting a mechanical device comprising:
- a crane mount base securable to the truck frame members and having a pair of longitudinal members in spaced alignment, a plurality of transverse members extending between the longitudinal members, and an uppermost plate secured between the longitudinal members and transverse members that extends horizontally to form a top surface of a torsion cell base, and a lowermost plate secured between the longitudinal members and transverse members that extends horizontally to form a bottom surface of the torsion cell base, wherein the uppermost plate is secured in parallel spaced relation to the lowermost plate, and wherein a top surface of the uppermost plate is located within a same horizontal plane as a top surface of the plurality of transverse members and a top surface of the pair of longitudinal members, and
- a crane tower secured to and extending vertically from a portion of the crane mount base and having a base plate secured to the crane mount base, a plurality of side panels that extend vertically from the base plate, and a mounting plate secured to a top edge of the side panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.