Axle mountings
US4008507A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1975 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B33/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to an axle mounting including a plate having first and second interconnected slot portions provided therein. The first slot portion is longer than the second slot portion and the slot portions are interconnected into a substantially "j" configuration and are adapted so as to accommodate an axle movable therein. The arrangement is such that in use the plate is secured to a movable article with the slot portions substantially vertical such that transporting means connected to the axle are engageable and disengageable with an adjacent surface or floor as the axle is moved between the slots. In a further form of the invention an axle mounting includes a first plate and a second plate. The second plate is pivotally mounted on the first plate and the first and second interconnected slot portions are provided in each of the plates, the first slot portions being longer than the second slot portions and in each plate the first and second slot portions being interconnected to form a substantially "j" shaped formation. The arrangement of the invention is such that in use, the raising and lowering of an article to which the plates are attached, causes the axle to move be…
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