Patent ID: 8925712
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B02C,B60J,B60P,B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A folding mechanism comprising: a first support; a second support pivotably coupled to the first support; an actuator operable to pivot said second support relative to said first support about a pivot axis; and a linkage mechanism coupling said actuator to said first and second supports, wherein said linkage mechanism comprises: a first track provided on said first support; a second track provided on said second support; and a link member coupled to both said first and second tracks such that it is capable of riding simultaneously along each of said first and second tracks as said second support pivots about said pivot axis; and wherein said first track includes at least one locking track segment having at least one bearing surface oriented to resist, by engagement with said link member, movement of said second support about said pivot axis in at least one direction.