Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Upper hinge design for a bucket
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Application No.: US14992236Application Date: 2016-01-11
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Publication No.: US10246848B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: David Michael Worth
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Law Office of Kurt J. Fugman LLC
- Main IPC: E02F3/40
- IPC: E02F3/40 ; E02F3/34 ; E02F3/36

Abstract:
A hinge attachment bracket for use with a work implement is provided. The bracket comprises a substantial I-beam configuration that includes a first flange, a second flange, a web that connects the first flange to the second flange and that defines a boss that defines a pin receiving bore that establishes a radial direction, a radial plane and a longitudinal axis. The first and second flanges may merge toward each other tangentially forming a first extension portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170198456A1 Upper Hinge Design for a Bucket Public/Granted day:2017-07-13
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