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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 5/38 (2013.01); B60L 2200/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pivoting boom includes a housing pivotally attached to a frame of a mobile machine at a pivot point at a proximal end of the housing and a busbar assembly attached to an interior surface of the housing and configured to electrically connect the mobile machine to the electrically-conducting rail system via a plurality of electrical cables in the busbar assembly. A pivoting boom also includes a hydraulic system configured to extend or retract the pivoting boom about the pivot point and a pneumatic system configured to control the movement of a trailing arm assembly and a contactor assembly.