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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:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan R Coutant, Hinckley, GB;
Steven A Daniel, Glenfield, GB;
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475 18 ; 475 23 ; 475224 ; 475225 ; 180-62 ;
Abstract
A differential steer and final drive configuration for machines such as small tractors for agricultural and construction purposes and the like, which differential steer and final drive configuration allows passage of a power take-off (PTO) shaft beneath the differential steer mechanism and between the drive axles of the final drive mechanisms such that a PTO output member connected to the PTO shaft can be located on or in the vicinity of the machine front to rear centerline and the drive wheel axis.