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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Robert Stolz, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 11/04 (2013.01); F16G 11/046 (2013.01); Y10T 24/3971 (2015.01); Y10T 24/3978 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wedge assembly for holding a rope in a socket includes an inner wedge. The inner wedge includes a tapered body and a threaded hole. The inner wedge includes a first guide feature and a second guide feature. The wedge assembly includes a first outer wedge and a second outer wedge, each outer wedge including a receiving feature. The receiving features of the first outer wedge and the second outer wedge are configured to receive the first guide feature and second guide feature. The wedge assembly includes a fastener configured to actuate the inner wedge between the two outer wedges.