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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2019
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Kevin Edwin Malone, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Shawn Richard Herold, East Peoria, IL (US);
Theron James Cassidy, Peoria, IL (US);
Matthew Fahrenkrug, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Dustin Irvin Landwehr, Kewanee, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fluid system for a machine includes a tube assembly and a sock filter enveloping the tube assembly. The fluid system also includes a filter protector adjacent to a fastener in the tube assembly and including a first connector fitted with a first tube, a second connector fitted with a second tube, and a wall that arcs between the first connector and the second connector and limits contact between a sock filter enveloping the tube assembly and the fastener.