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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
William J. Ulrich, East Peoria, IL (US);
Tilak Inturi, Dunlap, IL (US);
James A. Forck, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A stick for a linkage assembly of an implement system includes a stick body and a stick joint assembly. The stick body defines a neutral axis and includes a pair of sidewalls in lateral spaced relationship to each other, a top portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, and a bottom portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, which define an interior cavity. The stick joint assembly includes a stick joint tube and a stick joint reinforcement plate. The stick joint tube extends between and is connected to the sidewalls. The stick joint reinforcement plate is connected to one of the pair of sidewalls and includes a pair of arms extending from a central portion. The ends of the first and second arms of are disposed along the neutral axis of the stick body.