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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:
Mar. 28, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
John S Logsdon, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 / ; 296 / ; 297 94 ;
Abstract
A seat for a dual-purpose vehicle having a first implement at the front and a backhoe at the rear is provided with a reversible back, and the seat is carried upon an adjustable support which includes a seat mounting carriage that has a forward end carried on rollers and a rearward end supported by links so that by the use of a manual lever which is pivoted adjacent the seat and operatively connected to the rear part of the carriage the seat may be elevated and moved rearwardly so as to provide a more favorable seat position for backhoe operation.