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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Caterpillar Global Mining America Llc, Houston, PA (US);
James W. Coe, Jr., Rocky Gap, VA (US);
Tobi D. Crigger, Bland, VA (US);
Caterpillar Global Mining America LLC, Houston, PA (US);
Abstract
A chassis for a roof bolter includes a first plate positioned on a first side of the chassis and having a first mating surface, a second plate positioned opposite and substantially parallel to the first plate on a second side of the chassis and having a second mating surface substantially parallel to the first mating surface, and a plurality of openings positioned on the first plate and the second plate for receiving one or more fasteners, including wheel attachment openings for coupling the wheel assembly to at least one of the first plate or the second plate when the roof bolter is in a wheel configuration, and crawler attachment openings for coupling the crawler assembly to at least one of the first plate or the second plate when the roof bolter is in a crawler configuration.