Patents Assigned to G.A.P. ag
  • Patent number: 5957216
    Abstract: A breakaway system which is easily reset by a user and does not utilize shear pins or spring loaded tension devices. The inventive device includes a support member having a U-shaped cross-sectional area, an inner member attached to the support member, an outer member pivotally attached to the support member opposite of the inner member, a lip portion attached to the outer member which projects through an opening with the support member, and a spring leveraged arm pivotally attached to the inner member containing a roller opposite thereof which engages a swaged face of the lip portion. The lip portion preferably has a ramped face opposite of the swaged face which allows the lip portion to be reset behind the roller of the arm without requiring the replacement of any components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: G.A.P. ag
    Inventor: John Redekop