Caterpillar Inc.

Joseph A Rapp

Robert L McNabb

Donald R Mast

Carl Delbert Gilmore

Joseph Jeffery Every

Jeff A Jensen

John R Kaveney

Thomas N Brooks, Jr

James L Nicholls

Jeffrey Ryan Asman

Richard D Palmer

Christopher Robert Wanasek

Randy Tyler Ross

Jon P White

James Leigh Gill

O Gordon Pence

Brian F Weber

William G Worby

A method for making a suspension cable to a desired length is provided. The method includes providing an initial pin hole on a tab of a socket associated with the cable. The method includes stretching the cable to a desired percentage of a rated breaking strength of the cable. The method includes measuring a length of the cable. The method includes determining a position of a final pin hole to be formed on the tab based on the measured length of the cable and a predefined tolerance. The method includes creating the final pin hole at the determined position.

Method for making suspension cable to desired length

Hand shaped balloon

A dump truck is provided with a mooring device for maintaining a dump body of the truck in a raised position when the truck is being serviced. The mooring device utilizes two tension members or cables and includes a load distribution mechanism so as to prevent one of the tension members from carrying a substantially greater tensile load than the other member.

Mooring device for maintaining a dump body in a raised position

A corner assembly for a protective rollover structure of a work machine is disclosed. The corner assembly includes a first tube having a first inner wall, a first outer wall, a first right lateral wall, and a first left lateral wall which collective define a first interior space. The first inner wall of the first tube has a first gusset slot defined therein. The corner assembly also has a second tube having a second inner wall, a second outer wall, a second right lateral wall, and a second left lateral wall which collective define a second interior space. The second inner wall of the second tube has a second gusset slot defined therein. The corner assembly further includes a gusset having a first inner leg, a first outer leg, a second inner leg, and a second outer leg. The gusset is positioned relative to the first tube and the second tube such that (i) the gusset extends through both the first gusset slot and the second gusset slot so as to be located within both the first interior space and the second interior space, (ii) the first inner leg of the gusset contacts the first inner wall of the first tube, (iii) the first outer leg of the gusset contacts the first outer wall of the first tube, (iv) the second inner leg of the gusset contacts the second inner wall of the second tube, and (v) the second outer leg of the gusset contacts the second outer wall of the second tube.

Corner assembly for a protective rollover structure for a work machine

Noise maker

A blade assembly of a motor grader includes a drawbar frame adapted for mounting to the motor grader and a circle frame adapted for mounting a blade thereto. A number of shoe assemblies are mounted to the drawbar frame in a circular array and support the circle frame and blade for rotational movement against the drawbar frame. The circle frame includes a circular frame portion and a number of ring gear segments mounted to the circular portion in a circular array. Each of the ring gear segments includes gear teeth adapted for engaging drive means of the drawbar frame. The circular portion and the ring gear segments define an assembly slidingly received between the shoe assemblies and the drawbar frame. The circular portion is slidingly received against the shoe assemblies, and the ring gear segments are slidingly received against the drawbar frame. Bearing members are disposed between the circular portion and the shoe assemblies and between the ring gear segments and the drawbar frame.

Circle and drawbar assembly for a motor grader

A door hold-open latch and dual release mechanism includes a first latch for maintaining the door in its closed position and a second latch for maintaining the door in its open position. A first latch release is mounted on the door in a position accessible to an operator located in the cab for releasing the first latch. A second latch release is mounted on the door in a position accessible to an operator located in the cab for releasing the second latch. A third latch release is mounted on the door in a position accessible to an operator located on the ground for also releasing the second latch. The operator can actuate the second latch from either the cab using the second latch release or from ground level using the third latch release. Alternately, the third latch release can also release the first latch, and the operator can actuate the first latch using the third latch release.

Door hold-open latch release and method

A rollover protective structure (ROPS) for use with construction machinery includes a base, four upright posts attached to the base and cross members attached between the posts to define generally a box-like structure. Two of the posts define a forward side of the structure. The other two posts define opposing ends of the structure. First and second reinforcing members are attached within the first and second posts to the forward sides, respectively, for selective reinforcement of the forward sides. Third and fourth reinforcing members are attached within the third and fourth posts to the opposing ends for selective reinforcement of the opposing ends, respectively. The first and second reinforcing members extend between the base member and cross member, and the third and fourth reinforcing members extend between the base member to above the cross member.

Rollover protective structure and method

A rollover protective structure (ROPS) for use with construction machinery includes a two-post frame having upright posts attached between a base and canopy and cross members attached between the posts. The posts are constructed from a pair of angled post members to define a box-like cross-section for the posts. The posts have rounded interior corners and square interior corners between adjacent sides thereof. Reinforcing members are attached between the adjacent sides and across the rounded interior corners to uniformly stiffen the post. Additionally, reinforcing members are attached between the base and upright posts to reinforce the intersection thereof. The reinforcing members include an upper portion attached between the post and base and a lower portion attached between the upper portion and base. The upper portion and the lower portion are constructed to collapse sequentially to maintain resistance to additional load deformation as the rollover protective structure is deformed.

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Morris, IL, United States of America

Joseph A Rapp