Patent ID: 8096379
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A force assist arrangement including a slidable coupling coupled to a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being slidably coupled relative to one another and adapted to move between a closed position wherein the first and second portions are substantially adjacent one another and an open position wherein the slidable coupling telescopes to extend the second portion at least partially beyond and outwardly from the first portion, the force assist arrangement comprising an assist device and at least a first link and a second link, said first link and said second link each having a length and first and second ends, the links being pivotably coupled together at their first ends, the second end of the first link being adapted to be pivotably coupled to the first portion, the second end of the second link being adapted to be pivotably coupled to the second portion, and the assist device being pivotably coupled along the respective lengths of the first and second links between their respective pivotable first and second ends.