Caterpillar Inc.

Other

Thomas Edmund Fennell

Michael J Vance

Brian S Underwood

Craig B Kelley

Gary C Bryant

Timothy J Bromenshenkel

John J Maas

Clifford E Miller

Kevin W McGinnis

Kevin F Stremlau

Colton T Anderson

Brian R Janes

Kristofor Lee Dahl

Christopher Scott Laban

Edward Patrick Ormiston

Christopher Charles Cusack

Terry Allen Coins

Howard Roy Franklin

Sean McGinnis

Stephan Bushong

A retracting tow system is disclosed which provides a spring loaded tow rope which automatically winds the tow rope around an included spool when not in use. The tow rope is affixed to a supplied shaft in a manner which prevents damage to the retracting mechanism while in use. An offset fairlead is also supplied which reduces the force on the shaft during a tow.

Retracting tow system

Portion of an off-highway truck

Dump truck body

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

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Moweaqua, IL, United States of America

Thomas Edmund Fennell