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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregory A. Seljestad, Wamego, KS (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work tool for a machine is provided including a laminated member having a plurality of layers of plates. Each plate is arranged in parallel to the other plates and has a face in contacting relation with an opposing face of an adjacent plate. Adjacent plates are secured together by welds along only a portion of an exterior surface of the laminated member. A plurality of pins hold together the plurality of layers of plates. Each pin is received in a respective opening that extends through each plate in the plurality of layers between opposing first and second surfaces of the laminated member.