Caterpillar Inc.

Trimark Corporation

Jason E Stibs

Michael S Hemry

Dennis J Zweibohmer

Brent R Frazier

Matthew L Hidding

Kevin F Stremlau

Aaron L Dunaway

David A Lucas

Tobias J Schwickerath

Gene C Light

Shayne E Dodge

Gregory J Parsons

Dale Higdon

Tyler Henderson

Michael Mark Conrad

Michael Eugene Lee

Pedro Urias Castro

Emile Ghantous

A rotary latch assembly is provided wherein the front plate has a C-shaped configuration with opposite top and bottom flanges, and an interconnecting front face. A back plate is connected to the front plate for use in right-handed and left-handed applications. One or more trip levers are mounted on the plates to release the catch and rotor from a latched position. An embossment is provided on the front plate to strengthen the assembly and to support the rotor and the catch. Indicia is provided on the latch assembly to provide for ease of alignment with the striker for proper latching.

Rotary latch plates

An operator cab for a machine such as a motor grader includes an access door coupled to a frame by way of a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism has abutting cam and follower surfaces with geometry to control the swinging of the access door such as under the force of gravity. The cam surface has a double-sloped profile of rotation about the pivot axis of the hinge mechanism so that the access door swing is controlled in either of a first or a second swing direction toward a dwell location of the access door.

Operator cab for machine having door with swing controlling hinge mechanism

Handle for a vehicle

A valve is disclosed that includes a valve body defining an inlet and a plurality of outlets, the inlet and the plurality of outlets cooperating to form a plurality of alternative fluid flow paths through the valve body. The valve further includes an outlet selection member carried by the valve body and defining a port configured to complete a fluid flow path selected from the plurality of alternative fluid flow paths. The valve further includes a first magnet assembly configured to enable reciprocation of the outlet selection member and a second magnet assembly configured to enable rotation of the outlet selection member. A washer fluid supply system incorporating the valve and a method of operating the valve are also disclosed.

Valve and associated system and method

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Marquette Heights, IL, United States of America

Jason E Stibs