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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:
Jul. 04, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry G Eftefield, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172776 ; 172807 ; 52731 ;
Abstract
A push arm for a bulldozer including a first C-shaped plate having a first base and first and second legs, and a second C-shaped plate having a second base and third and fourth legs, the first and second legs overlapping the third and fourth legs, respectively, at the outer sides of the third and fourth legs. Welds join the first and third legs and the second and fourth legs at the overlap. A bracket for supporting a tilt cylinder to tilt the blade includes fifth and sixth legs straddling, respectively, the outsides of the third and fourth legs and connected to the first and second legs by other welds.