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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:
May. 01, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen G Shoup, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414697 ; 280781 ; 414729 ;
Abstract
A vehicle main frame has a pair of arms individually having first, second and third portions, with the first and third portions being disposed in first and second upright and substantially longitudinally oriented planes transversely offset from one another, and with the second portions of the arms connecting the first and third portions. Joints are provided for mounting an implement with forces from the implement being transmitted to the first portions of the arms in substantial alignment with the first planes.