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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
James D. Mcphail, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Hans Hinrichsen, Congerville, IL (US);
Randy E. Schoepke, Lacon, IL (US);
James D. McPhail, Peoria, IL (US);
Michael Hans Hinrichsen, Congerville, IL (US);
Randy E. Schoepke, Lacon, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A compactor wheel tip assembly for a landfill or soil compactor comprises a base with a tip attached thereto. A base engaging surface of the tip and a tip engaging surface of the base face and abut when the tip is attached to the base. The tip and base engaging surfaces may have corresponding geometries so that the tip may be attached the base in either a forward and rearward traction position or a side-slop traction position. The tip may include pocket walls having concave surfaces, and a ground engaging surface of a top wall that may be generally planar with a 'bow-tie'-shaped cross-section or may define a pair of shoulders, a rib extending between the shoulders, and exterior pockets disposed on either side of the rib.