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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Jesse A. Crane, Dubuque, IA (US);
David E. Lemm, East Dubuque, IA (US);
Jesse A. Crane, Dubuque, IA (US);
David E. Lemm, East Dubuque, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A boom assembly is provided for a material handling machine. The boom assembly includes a boom pivotally coupled to a frame of the machine. The boom has a pair of side plates, a top plate and a bottom plate that are rigidly interconnected. The top plates have a pair of slots which extend therethrough. An arm is pivotally coupled to an end of the boom. A mounting unit extends between a center portion of the side plates. A pair of hydraulic boom cylinders are coupled between the frame and the mounting unit. A pair of spaced apart arm cylinder mounting plates are rigidly mounted to the mounting unit. Each mounting plate extends through a corresponding one of the slots. An arm cylinder is connected between the mounting plates and an arm.