Patents
US 11420319 B2: Platform extension mechanism
- Granted
- 2022-08-23
- Filed
- 2020-04-09 application 16844122
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A platform extension mechanism includes at least a bumper, a rolling bearing, an adjuster, and an axle. The axle has a first end surface and a second end surface. The axle is elongated along a first axis. The axle includes interior wall portions that define a slot from the first end surface to the second end surface. The axle is structured to receive the bumper and the adjuster via the slot. The axle is structured to support the bumper and the adjuster in relation to a platform and a structural channel. The axle includes a mounting portion and a shaft portion. The mounting portion has a flange with a first side and a second side. The first side of the flange is mountable to a sidewall portion of the platform. The shaft portion protrudes outward from the second side of the flange. The shaft portion has a peripheral portion that is structured to support the rolling bearing at a designated location along the first axis and enable the rolling bearing to move along the structural channel. The shaft portion is structured to support the bumper and the rolling bearing in a coaxial arrangement. The adjuster is aligned with the bumper and configured to adjust a position of the bumper along the first axis of the axle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220823.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 235 patents | US company or organization | Warren, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Bosch GmbH 16,633 patents | Foreign company or organization | Stuttgart, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corday Peterson | Fountain, MN | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Corey Schlichter | Faribault, MN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25H | Workshop equipment, e.g. for marking-out work; storage means for workshops | B25H1/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B66F | Hoisting, lifting, hauling or pushing, not otherwise provided for, e.g. devices which apply a lifting or pushing force directly to the surface of a load | B66F7/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16M | Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports | F16M11/2092 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62B | Hand-propelled vehicles, e.g. hand carts or perambulators; sledges | B62B3/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETERSON, CORDAY signed 2020-03-13 SCHLICHTER, COREY signed 2020-03-13 | BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. WARREN, MI ROBERT BOSCH GMBH STUTTGART | 55668/671 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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