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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark W. Thompson, Manhattan, KS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/3686 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter bracket can releasably couple a work tool having a connection interface with first and second linkage pins to an implement arm on a work machine. The adapter bracket can include an upper arm interface and a lower tool interface. The tool interface can include a first or forward pin opening to receive the first linkage pin and a second or rearward pin opening to receive the second linkage pin. The first pin opening can be a multi-radii pin opening for linkage pins of different pin diameters and the second pin opening can be a span channel for different pin spans.