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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:
Feb. 14, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1977
Gary N Heitzman, Washington, IL (US);
Norma G Shook, Morton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite 'U' joint guard-step has a first member and a second member. A first assembly is provided for releaseably maintaining the first member in substantial mating alignment to the second member. A second assembly is provided for maintaining the second member at a preselected position relative to a 'U' joint. The first member has first and second flanges and a middle portion and is of an elongated channel and inverted 'U' configuration. The middle portion is generally planar and generally horizontal to provide a step for an operator. The first member is of a configuration sufficient for extending over and being spaced from the 'U' joint. The second member has first and second flanges and is of elongated channel configuration. The second member is of a size sufficient for mating with the first member at the first and second flanges, while being spaced from the 'U' joint. In combination with the first member, the first and second members encompass the 'U' joint.