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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Julia Kay Nitti, Aurora, IL (US);
Neil Racelis Bautista, Aurora, IL (US);
David Worth, Naperville, IL (US);
Giedre Simanskaite, Lisle, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A tilting bucket assembly comprises an adapter subassembly including a two coupler members defining a coupler distance, a base plate attached to the coupler members that defines a first recess, a torsion tube that defines a second recess, and a bucket subassembly that is pivotally connected to the adapter subassembly, the bucket subassembly including a spill guard including a stop portion configured to contact the adapter subassembly, and a tilting mechanism, wherein the first recess and second recess clear the tilting mechanism and the spill guard when the base plate contacts the stop portion of the spill guard.