{"id":2693,"date":"2016-08-25T08:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T08:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2016-08-25T16:25:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:25:09","slug":"dica-receives-new-canadian-patent-for-outrigger-pads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/dica-receives-new-canadian-patent-for-outrigger-pads\/","title":{"rendered":"DICA Receives New Canadian Patent for Outrigger Pads"},"content":{"rendered":"

DICA<\/a> recently added a fifth patent to its SafetyTech outrigger pad\u00a0patent portfolio.\u00a0This most recent patent, issued in Canada (2,860,490) on July 12, 2016, is for C- or U-shaped TuffGrip handles used with any size or shape of SafetyTech outrigger pad.<\/p>\n

\u201cDICA<\/a>\u2019s SafetyTech products provide load distribution and ergonomic benefits to operators every day around the world. We\u2019re happy to receive our most recent Canadian patent which reflects the innovation and engineering our team puts into every DICA<\/a> product,\u201d said Kris Koberg, CEO.<\/p>\n

In addition to this newest Canadian patent, DICA also holds Canadian patent (2,821,073) and three U.S. patents (8,814,121, 9,254,821 and D686,794)\u00a0for the seating, insertion, and anchorage methods used for TuffGrip handles on various SafetyTech products. An additional U.S. patent is pending.<\/p>\n

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The compact length of TuffGrip handles encourage proper lifting.<\/p><\/div>\n

The TuffGrip handle system was introduced nearly five years ago to provide long-term durability for every element of DICA<\/a> outrigger pad products and provide a highly beneficial ergonomic safety feature for operators as they handle SafetyTech products.<\/p>\n

TuffGrip handles provide five key benefits:<\/p>\n