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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 33/00 (2006.01); E02D 3/026 (2006.01); B60B 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 33/002 (2013.01); B60B 15/08 (2013.01); E02D 3/0265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tip assembly includes a tip including a body having a narrow tip portion, a broad attachment portion that defines a concave surface, an interior disposed between the broad attachment portion and the narrow tip portion, and a cavity that leads from the concave surface toward the interior. A retention bolt that is heated includes a tapered region, and a shaft extending from the tapered region, terminating at an externally threaded end. The cavity of the tip is at least partially complimentarily shaped to the tapered region of the retention bolt.