Hold down apparatus for the tippable structure of a vehicle
US4690232A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0883
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hold down apparatus for a tippable structure of a vehicle has a clamping catch which is rotatable about a transverse axis. The catch has a fork formed by two projecting prongs on one side of the transverse axis and, on the other side of the transverse axis, is acted upon by a spring device which holds the clamping catch with an over-center action either against a stop, in which position the opening of the fork faces the structure, or urges the clamping catch with spring action into a second position in which the fork is held in an essentially horizontal position in which the structure is clamped down.
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