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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Joseph A Rapp, Decatur, IL (US);
Robert L McNabb, Monticello, IL (US);
William G Worby, Dwight, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A corner assembly for a protective rollover structure of a work machine is disclosed. The corner assembly includes a first tube having a first inner wall, a first outer wall, a first right lateral wall, and a first left lateral wall which collective define a first interior space. The first inner wall of the first tube has a first gusset slot defined therein. The corner assembly also has a second tube having a second inner wall, a second outer wall, a second right lateral wall, and a second left lateral wall which collective define a second interior space. The second inner wall of the second tube has a second gusset slot defined therein. The corner assembly further includes a gusset having a first inner leg, a first outer leg, a second inner leg, and a second outer leg. The gusset is positioned relative to the first tube and the second tube such that (i) the gusset extends through both the first gusset slot and the second gusset slot so as to be located within both the first interior space and the second interior space, (ii) the first inner leg of the gusset contacts the first inner wall of the first tube, (iii) the first outer leg of the gusset contacts the first outer wall of the first tube, (iv) the second inner leg of the gusset contacts the second inner wall of the second tube, and (v) the second outer leg of the gusset contacts the second outer wall of the second tube.