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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Jackson, Edwards, IL (US);
Benjamin Barbier, Grenoble, FR;
Curtis J. Caldwell, Metamora, IL (US);
Michael T. Jackson, Hanna City, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/76 (2006.01); B66C 23/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 23/76 (2013.01); B66C 23/44 (2013.01); B66C 2700/0357 (2013.01); B66C 2700/0392 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile pipelayer machine includes a machine chassis having a forward end, a rear end, a first side, and a second side, and a boom extending from the first side of the machine chassis. The mobile pipelayer machine also includes a movable counterweight system extending from the second side of the machine chassis, the movable counterweight system being selectively movable to change a center of gravity of the machine in at least one of a forward or a rearward direction.