Carrier track assembly for extensible and retractable boom machines
US4809472A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/131
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A carrier track assembly for extensible and retractable boom machines wherein the carrier track assembly is positioned within the telescopic boom sections and has one end connected to the extension and retraction fluid cylinder in the base boom section and the opposite end connected to the inner end of the next adjacent extensible and retractable boom section, the carrier track assembly being supported by the extension and retraction fluid cylinder when the boom sections are fully extended. An elevated support member is secured to the fluid cylinder at a position between the inner end of the base boom section and the end connection of the carrier track assembly on the fluid cylinder, the carrier track assembly being reversely bent upon itself and supported by the elevated support member when the boom sections are fully retracted.
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