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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Hari Prasad Kafle, Montgomery, IL (US);
Steven Todd Haroldson, Trivoli, IL (US);
James William Schaffer, Oswego, IL (US);
Robert Leo Gosda, Yorkville, IL (US);
Daniel Patrick Vertenten, Aurora, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A guard for a seal of a wheeled industrial machine, the guard comprising an cylindrical, annular body having a first plate, a second plate with an upper portion and a lower portion, and a connecting portion extending between the first plate and the second plate; wherein the first plate extends in a radially inward direction from the connecting portion and includes a plurality of holes; wherein the upper portion is configured to extend into a corresponding slot of a rotating element of a wheel of the wheeled industrial machine; and wherein the lower portion is configured to extend toward an axle of the wheeled industrial machine.