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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas N. Brooks, Jr., Oakley, IL (US);
O. Gordon Pence, East Peoria, IL (US);
Joseph A. Rapp, Decatur, IL (US);
Jon P. White, Monticello, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/04 ;
Abstract
A dump truck is provided with a mooring device for maintaining a dump body of the truck in a raised position when the truck is being serviced. The mooring device utilizes two tension members or cables and includes a load distribution mechanism so as to prevent one of the tension members from carrying a substantially greater tensile load than the other member.