Patent ID: 6102471
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B60J,B62D,E02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A hold-open mechanism adapted for use with a canopy of a work machine having a frame, the canopy being connected to and operatively associated with a lift cylinder for movement between open and closed positions, comprising:a support block fixedly adapted to be secured to the frame of the work machine, the support block having a front surface and an upper surface;a wedging block fixedly adapted to be secured to the canopy;a bracket having a planar body portion releasably connected to the support block, a pair of spaced arms extending perpendicular from the body portion, and a curved head portion extending from the body portion between the pair of spaced arms; anda prop device supported by the bracket and having a bar with first and second end portions, the prop device being movable between a resting location wherein the canopy is in the closed position in a contacting relationship with the bar and a working location wherein the first end portion of the bar is seated on the support block and the second end portion of the bar is in abutment with the wedging block for holding the canopy in the open position with the curved head portion of the bracket being spaced a predetermined distance from the bar when the prop device is in the working location and being in contact with the bar when the prop device is in the resting location.