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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment Llc, Denison, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vaitheeswaran Ponnuchamy, Chennai, IN;
Daniel Raymond Hettinger, Monticello, IL (US);
Christopher Lynn Wylin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/00 (2006.01); B60P 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/286 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine may include a dump body that includes a removable component and a base component, wherein: the removable component includes: a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a floor disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and a welding surface that extends across a surface of the first sidewall, a surface of the second sidewall, and a surface of the floor; and the removable component is connected to the base component at the welding surface of the removable component.