Patent ID: 7458526

Claim:
A boom lock assembly for a boom movable between an operative position and an inoperative position, comprising: a boom cradle structure which includes a crossmember in support of a first cradle support and a second cradle support; a first end of the crossmember includes a first platform to receive said first cradle support; a second end of the crossmember includes a second platform to receive said second cradle support; said first and second platforms each include a planar surface with mounting holes to receive and mount said first and second cradle supports respectively; said first and second cradle supports having a base plate mount configured to receive said first and second platform respectively; said first platform is mounted to post member which extends vertically; a cradle arm mounted on an opposite end of said post member from said base plate mount; a boom lock element pivotably mounted to the boom cradle structure, the boom lock element being moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; an actuator assembly pivotably connected at the boom lock element and operable to selectively move the boom lock element from the locked position to the unlocked position; and a spring connected at the boom lock element and configured to bias the boom lock element towards the locked position; wherein: the boom lock element is moveable between the locked position and the unlocked position independent of the actuator assembly; and the boom locking element is held in the locked position without energizing the actuator assembly so as to secure the boom in the boom cradle structure.