US PATENT SUBCLASS 172 / 271
.~ Frangible lock (e.g., shear pin, etc.)
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EARTH WORKING
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OVERLOAD SHIFTING
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.~ Frangible lock (e.g., shear pin, etc.)
DEFINITION
Classification: 172/271
(under subclass 261) Apparatus wherein the element is rigidly held in place by means destructible upon the occurrence of a predetermined overload.
(1) Note. The destructible means is usually a break pin.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
280, Land Vehicles,
451, for articulated vehicles having an overload release of the frangible type.