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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
John P. Marek, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
John P. Marek, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A guard for a sensor apparatus in a tilting arrangement. The guard includes a first tubular portion supported on the tilting arrangement, a longitudinal portion extending from the first tubular portion, and a second tubular portion extending from the longitudinal portion. The first tubular portion provides a first cavity adapted to partially enclose a first mounting stud of the sensor apparatus. Similarly, the second tubular portion provides a second cavity adapted to partially enclose a second mounting stud of the sensor apparatus. And, the longitudinal portion provides a recess adapted to partially enclose a lever member of the sensor apparatus.