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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:
Apr. 04, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur J Ritter, Metamora, IL (US);
James R Deck, Eureka, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B62D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 74607 ; 180 88 ; 180D / ; 301128 ; 305 32 ;
Abstract
In a housing, for instance, for a final drive assembly for a tractor, a large open space is created when the housing is enlarged, for instance, to accommodate a wider gauge set of tracks. The large open space is substantially filled with a bladder or other bulk member to prevent excess accumulation of oil, or the like, in the open space when the vehicle is tilted as when it is operating on a side slope.