Caterpillar Inc.

Christopher Charles Cusack

Christopher Scott Laban

Timothy J Bromenshenkel

Clifford E Miller

Kristofor Lee Dahl

Thomas Edmund Fennell

Edward Patrick Ormiston

Howard Roy Franklin

Terry Allen Coins

Stephan Bushong

Cliff E Miller

Aaron D Goodman

Daniel Lee Jennings

A payload container for containing a material to be hauled by a work machine is disclosed. The payload container includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A front wall extends between the first and second sidewalls. A canopy extends from a top of the front wall, and includes a mounting frame and at least one panel. The panel is formed of a non-metal material and is secured to the mounting frame.

Payload container for a work machine

A reinforced payload container may include a panel forming at least one of a floor, a sidewall, and a front wall. A first plurality of ribs may be attached to the panel and may include a first free edge and a first panel edge. A second plurality of ribs may also be attached to the panel and may intersect with the first plurality of ribs. The second plurality of ribs may include a second free edge and a second panel edge. The first plurality of ribs may include first rib slots along the first free edge, and the second plurality of ribs may include second rib slots along the second panel edge. The first rib slots and the second rib slots may be aligned so that the first rib slots receive the second ribs and the second rib slots receive the first ribs.

Reinforced payload container

A stick or boom for a work machine. The stick or boom has a box portion including a first and second end and a first and second pivot point position at respective ends. A truss portion having an offset pivot point is attached to said stick or boom.

Truss style stick or boom

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Decatur, IL, United States of America

Christopher Charles Cusack