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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Paul D. Phillips, Frisco, TX (US);
Jon D. Fisher, Frisco, TX (US);
Victor A. Sahm, Iii, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Paul D. Phillips, Frisco, TX (US);
Jon D. Fisher, Frisco, TX (US);
Victor A. Sahm, III, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Maxi-Lift, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Molded polymer elevator buckets are reinforced by tapering the thickness of front and sidewalls and integral arcuate corner parts to improve bucket life without significant weight increase or reduced bucket capacity. Front lip wear indicators may be molded into the front wall section delimited by the lip and/or on the arcuate corner parts.