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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:
May. 24, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael R Theobald, Princeville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B / ; F15B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
9141 / ; 91437 ; 91451 ; 91464 ; 172795 ; 172809 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle, such as a motor grader, having a work tool operated by at least one hydraulic cylinder, the position of the work tool being controlled by a main control valve, and the work tool being placed in a float condition by actuation of a second control valve, the improvement wherein the operator may override the float condition by actuation of the main control valve.