Patents by Inventor Huber D. Bock, Jr.

Huber D. Bock, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Self-aligning and end fixity connector for connecting a hydraulic cylinder piston rod to its respective section in a multi-section telescopic boom assembly
    Patent number: 4094230
    Abstract: A self-aligning and end fixity connector for connecting a hydraulic cylinder piston rod to its respective section in a multi-section telescopic boom assembly wherein a pair of rectangular plates are secured to the free end of the piston rod, the plates being received in retainers secured to the boom section to thereby prevent the piston rod from rotating and thus providing end fixity to the rod. A clearance is provided between the plates and the retainers to allow a slight floating action of the rod in a vertical plane so that the rod connection point is substantially in alignment with the cylinder connection point to allow full retraction without binding of the boom sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Wright, Huber D. Bock, Jr.