The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 09, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary P Freese, Joliet, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172809 ; 280481 ; 267153 ; 267 / ; 267 / ;
Abstract
A bulldozer blade mounting assembly is provided for mounting a bulldozer blade on the front of a tractor. The mounting assembly includes a push frame connected between the tractor and the lower portions of the blade. A combined cushioning and stabilizing linkage assembly is provided with a link extending diagonally between each push arm of the push frame and the upper rear corner portions of the blade. The stabilizers on each link are interconnected with a closed loop hydraulic system so as to ensure that any deflection in one link must also occur in the opposite link.