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US 9,174,219 B2Granted
Paddle assembly
AssigneeScott Equipment Company
InventorsRichard V. Lucas, Glen A. Jeurissen, Richard R. Lucas
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Abstract
A radially projecting member (e.g., a paddle assembly) including a pin having a head; a paddle pivotally engaged to the head; and a shear member engaged to the head and to the paddle, the shear member being constructed and arranged to fracture to permit pivotal rotation of the paddle relative to the head.
Claims11
A paddle assembly comprising:
- a pin having a head;
- and
- a paddle having a slot, a portion of said head being disposed in said slot, said paddle being engaged to the head by a pivot, the paddle assembly further comprising a shear member engaged to said paddle and to said head, said shear member being constructed and arranged to fracture to permit pivotal rotation of the paddle relative to the head about said pivot.
A paddle assembly comprising:
- a pin;
- a paddle having a slot, at least a portion of said pin being disposed in said slot, said pin being engaged to said paddle by a pivot;
- and
- a shear member engaged to the pin and to the paddle, the shear member constructed and arranged to fracture to permit pivotal rotation of the paddle relative to the pin about said pivot.
1 more element
A paddle assembly comprising:
- a pin;
- and
- a paddle having a slot, at least a portion of said pin being disposed in said slot, said pin being engaged to said paddle by a pivot and a shear member, said shear member having an unfractured configuration and a fractured configuration, said paddle being pivotally engaged to the pin when the shear member is in the fractured configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.