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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Sean A. Randleman, Spring Bay, IL (US);
Timothy J. Linder, Morton, IL (US);
Mark Wayne Hammerton, Peoria, IL (US);
Rajesh Mishra, Dunlap, IL (US);
Dale B. Higdon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Ahti J. Isolehto, Dubuque, IA (US);
Thomas A. Jenne, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel K. Allen, Princeville, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A stamped roof panel for the cab of a utility vehicle includes a base portion having a periphery, a protrusion extending upwardly around the periphery of the base portion, and a plurality of drainage gaps in the protrusion. The protrusion has a generally U-shaped cross-sectional profile with a first leg extending from the base portion, a bight portion, and a second leg extending downwardly from the bight portion. The second leg of the protrusion may extend downwardly beyond the base portion and the top edge of the wall panels of the cab. The roof panel may further include a raised panel spaced upwardly from the base portion.