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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Ryan T. Thiesse, Otsego, MN (US);
Zachary R. Bleakly, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A screed assembly for use with a paving machine is disclosed. The screed assembly can optionally comprise: a screed plate; a heating assembly having a heating element positioned on the screed plate; a heating element cover positioned on or adjacent the heating element; a screed frame releasably coupled to the screed plate and having one or more openings therein; and a plurality of compression spring assemblies connected to the screed frame and connected to the heating element cover. Each of the plurality of compression spring assemblies can be are configured to exert a desired force on the heating element cover. The plurality of compression spring assemblies are accessible through the one or more openings of the screed frame and the bolt is moveable relative to the screed frame to adjust a position of the heating element cover relative to the heating element for facilitating removal of the heating element.