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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Douglas Charles Serrurier, Morton, IL (US);
Andrew W. Young, Braunfels, TX (US);
Eric Thomas Sinn, Tremont, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A shroud retention system may include a retainer plate holder having a top surface, a bottom surface parallel to the top surface, a retainer plate engaging surface extending between the bottom surface and the top surface, wherein the retainer plate engaging surface may be inclined relative to a plane perpendicular to the top surface, a rear surface opposite the retainer plate engaging surface, a through-hole intersecting the retainer plate engaging surface and the rear surface and one or more protrusions extending from the retainer plate engaging surface.