Patent ID: 9682601
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B60G,B62K

Claim:
1. A hold down system for a vehicle with a chassis biased by a suspension in a first direction away from a supporting surface, the hold down system comprising: a base for attachment to a linkage arm of the suspension; a pin slidably coupled with the base, the pin extensible in a second direction away from the base, the pin biased in a third direction opposite the second direction and toward the base, the second direction and the third direction generally perpendicular to the first direction; and a latching mechanism for attachment to the vehicle, the latching mechanism configured to latch the pin when the pin is extended in the second direction away from the base, the latching mechanism configured to release the pin in the third direction toward the base when the chassis is deflected in a fourth direction opposite the first direction.