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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mircea Dumitru, Washington, IL (US);
Jeffrey Paul Nash, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/28 (2006.01); B62D 55/21 (2006.01); F16B 37/00 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/28 (2013.01); B62D 55/21 (2013.01); F16B 37/00 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track nut comprises a main body defining a central aperture with threads disposed in the central aperture, the aperture defining a cylindrical axis and a radial direction, a first end and a second end disposed along the cylindrical axis, and wherein the first end defines an at least partially circular perimeter and the second end defines a generally polygonal perimeter with a plurality of corners, the polygonal perimeter including at least one variable blend portion.