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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Mitchell, Washington, IL (US);
Ronald C Stump, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 76 ; 180 / ; 165122 ;
Abstract
Heat exchanger having a self-adjusting snap-on fan shroud. The shroud defines a one-piece element having integral mounting structure for snap-on mounting to the heat exchanger and biasing structure for urging the shroud to a preselected centered position relative to the fan. The shroud may be formed of molded synthetic resin. The heat exchanger may be provided with securing bolts with the shroud mounting structure being adapted to loosely embrace the bolts in the snapped-on arrangement of the shroud.