Patent · US Expired

Truck cable plug and hose gladhand holder

US5988569A · kind A · utility

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11References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 1997
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60D1/62
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A holder, mountable on the back of a truck tractor cab, has two electrical plug receptacles and two gladhand keepers. The gladhand keepers are vertically directed and angled with respect to the mounting surface of the cab, so that an operator can store in the keepers the hose-end gladhands associated with the tractor without climbing on, leaning over, or stretching across the frame of the truck behind the cab. The electrical plug receptacles are at an angle away from the surface, making it easier for an operator to insert the plugs into the electrical plug receptacle and thereby reducing wear to the cables.

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