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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. 04, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L Krolak, Morton, IL (US);
Delbert G Nelson, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280796 ; 280781 ;
Abstract
A nose construction spanningly connects the front ends of a pair of generally parallel linearly extending vehicle frame members. The construction comprises a tube extending from the front end of one to the front end of the other of the frame members and a pair of gusset structures unitarily formed of the tube, one adjacent each end thereof, each extending along the frame members towards a rear end thereof. The tube is affixed to the frame members. The gusset structure is also affixed to the frame members.