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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Gregory A. Seljestad, Wamego, KS (US);
Inventor:
Gregory A. Seljestad, Wamego, KS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/40 (2006.01); E02F 3/42 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 3/413 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/404 (2013.01); E02F 3/413 (2013.01); E02F 3/425 (2013.01); E02F 9/2271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine including an implement system pivotably mounted on the machine, a thumb member mounted on an arm of the implement system for free dampened back and forth pivotable movement, the thumb member being controllably pivotable into selectable pivot positions via controlled pivoting of one or the other or both of the arm and a bucket member, a dampener being interconnected between the thumb member and the arm in an arrangement where the dampener dampens free pivoting movement of the thumb member.