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Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventor:

Tad W. Miller, Bonney Lake, WA (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/08 (2006.01); B62D 33/00 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/08 (2013.01); B62D 21/09 (2013.01); B62D 27/023 (2013.01); B62D 33/00 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A center upper frame connection for a space frame can comprise a center boss; a rearward mounting surface facing rearward; a rearward angular center upper frame tube connection boss oriented downward and rearward; a vertical center upper frame tube connection boss oriented downward; a forward angular center upper frame tube connection boss oriented forward and downward; and a forward angular mounting surface facing forward and upward. The rearward mounting surface can fixedly attach a center upper horizontal frame connection, the rearward angular center upper frame tube connection boss can fixedly attach a first elongate support structure, the vertical center upper frame tube connection boss can fixedly attach a second elongate support structure, the forward angular center upper frame tube connection boss can fixedly attach to a third elongate support structure, and the forward angular mounting surface can fixedly attach a center upper frame nodal connection.


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