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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter F Prillinger, Sunderland, GB;
Christopher J Smith, Sunderland, GB;
David A Young, Sunderland, GB;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
254 / ;
Abstract
A first tubular member is rigidly connected to a load engaging implement and a second tubular member is disposed in and retained in the first tubular member. The second tubular member is connected to a fluid operated jack. The second tubular member is rotatable in the first tubular member and maintains a cylinder housing and rod of the fluid operated jack for relative rotation. A fastener pivotally connects the fluid operated jack to the second tubular housing and a fixed member mounted on a load supporting body.