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Patent Owner	Address
ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC	210 INVERNESS CENTER DRIVE BIRMINGHAM AL 35242

International Classification(s)

• B66C:CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRAN....

• 2014 Application Filing Year
• B66C Class
• 354 Applications Filed
• 301 Patents Issued To-Date
• 85.03 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Higgins, Daniel J	Raleigh, US	5	71
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 71

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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
May 30, 2017	US,9663334,B2   US9663334B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
March 03, 2016	US,20160060081,A1   US20160060081A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 9663334

Sliding lock mechanism for securing a jib assembly

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A jib assembly has a sheath, a jib arm disposed within the sheath, and at least two gripping components disposed on the inner surface of the sheath. The sheath is operable to engage the jib arm to secure the jib arm and prevent the jib arm from extending and retracting relative to the sheath by aligning the sheath to be substantially parallel with the jib arm. The sheath is operable to disengage the jib arm to allow at least a portion of the jib arm to extend and retract relative to the sheath by rotating the sheath away from substantially parallel with the jib arm.

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Mar 03, 2016	P	Published
Aug 28, 2014	F	Filing
Aug 28, 2014	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:HIGGINS, DANIEL J.;REEL/FRAME:033637/0924 Owner name: ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., ALABAMA Effective Date: Aug 28, 2014