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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiki Ichikawa, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Ikumura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/00 ; E02F 3/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/00 ; E02F 3/36 ;
Abstract
An excavator such as a backhoe has a group of hoses variable in length when a boom moves up and down. To avoid the group of hoses bulging to obstruct view when the boom is raised to an uppermost position, the group of hoses has a length absorbing portion disposed in a swivel base instead of being disposed on a boom as in the prior art.