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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Tim J. Lindholm, Roseville, MN (US);
Inventor:
Tim J. Lindholm, Roseville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); E01C 19/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ballast system provided herein includes: a ballast including: a first recessed bottom portion; a second recessed bottom portion; a sump portion between the first and second portion, the sump portion configured to extend downward past the first and second recessed bottom portions; and a machine comprising a ballast holding area, the ballast holding area including: a channel configured to receive a ballast; a first cantilevered lip; and a second cantilevered lip spaced apart from the first cantilevered lip, the first and second cantilevered lips configured to hold the ballast in place there between.