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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Rudy V. Mills, Manhattan, KS (US);
Wayne E. Harshberger, Ii, Oswego, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, IL (US);
John R. Picolet, Manhattan, KS (US);
Rudy V. Mills, Manhattan, KS (US);
Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Oswego, IL (US);
Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, IL (US);
John R. Picolet, Manhattan, KS (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine bucket may include an upper pin hole and a lower pin hole. The machine bucket may also include a bottom section. A distance between the lower pin hole and a tip of the bottom section may have a first length. The machine bucket may also include a top section. A distance between the lower pin hole and a tip of the top section may have a second length. A ratio of the first length to the second length may be equal to a value between approximately 0.95 and 1.05. The machine bucket may further include a middle section located between the bottom section and the top section. At least a portion of the middle section may be curved.