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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Applicant:
Thomas E. Oertley, Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas E. Oertley, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A master link for a chain is disclosed. The master link may have a first half link member, a second half link member, and a pin joining the first and second half link members. The master link may also have a shoe fixedly connected to the first half link member at a first tapered protrusion and fixedly connected to the second half link member at a second tapered protrusion.