| CPC B60P 1/02 (2013.01) [A62C 27/00 (2013.01); A62C 31/00 (2013.01); A62C 31/005 (2013.01); B25J 5/005 (2013.01); B25J 11/008 (2013.01); B60K 13/02 (2013.01); B60P 3/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B62D 21/09 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01); F02M 35/10242 (2013.01); F02M 35/104 (2013.01); F16D 65/28 (2013.01); B60P 3/16 (2013.01); F16D 2121/16 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle chassis constructed and arranged to move over terrain;
a vehicle deck supported by the vehicle chassis; and
a latching assembly that attaches equipment to the vehicle deck, the latching assembly including:
a set of deck clamps that mounts to a set of clamp locations on the vehicle deck,
a deck jamb that mounts to a jamb location on the vehicle deck, and
an equipment base that serves as a base of the equipment, the equipment base providing a latching mechanism that extends to provide the equipment base with a first latching width that captures the equipment base between the set of deck clamps and the deck jamb and contracts to provide the equipment base with a second latching width that enables the equipment base to escape from the set of deck clamps and the deck jamb;
wherein a base member of the equipment base defines a top face and a bottom face opposite the top face, wherein the bottom face is constructed and arranged to continuously contact the vehicle deck to support the equipment; and
wherein the latching mechanism is mounted on the top face of the base member.
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