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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joshua D. Wetterich, Dunlap, IL (US);
Basheer B. Qattum, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffery M. Othman, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A protective cap can be mated with an inlet receptacle of an electrical charging system on a mining machine. The protective cap is made of a non-conductive rigid material and can include a triangular shell extending from a planar cap plate. Extending from the cap plate opposite the triangular shell can be a cap handle including a flange and a standoff web to form one or more undercuts between the flange and cap plate. In an aspect, the cap handle is configured to be grasped by a mechanical gripper.