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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Jeffrey A Deneve, Sanford, NC (US);
Robert E Klimko, Peoria, IL (US);
Morris W Koehler, Eureka, IL (US);
Owen S Loughrin, Sanford, NC (US);
Charles T McMillan, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Richard A Naugle, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Charles F Sieck, Dunlap, IL (US);
Alfred C Wingate, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Caterpillar S.A.R.L., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A frame assembly includes a central tower portion having a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion. The first side wall portion has a first leg and a first arm each extending therefrom, and the second side wall portion has a second leg and a second arm each extending therefrom. The frame assembly also includes a hitch support assembly having an upper plate and a lower plate vertically spaced from each other. The hitch support assembly also includes a connecting member interposed between and connected to the upper plate and the lower plate. The hitch support assembly is secured to the central tower portion such that a lower end of both the first leg and the second leg are supported on the lower plate. The frame assembly further includes an axle mount assembly having a first axle plate, a second axle plate, and a support member extending therebetween, wherein both the first arm and the second arm are secured to the support member. A method of manufacturing the frame assembly is also disclosed.