Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spring steel sleeve design
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Application No.: US17342679Application Date: 2021-06-09
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Publication No.: US11873625B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Corey Michael Wells , Jason Grant Jura , Eric T. Sinn , Douglas C. Serrurier
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- The original application number of the division: US16392959 2019.04.24
- Main IPC: E02F9/28
- IPC: E02F9/28 ; F16B21/18 ; F16F1/02

Abstract:
A spring loaded retainer includes a lug receiving portion defining a first maximum outside dimension, the lug receiving portion also defining a lug receiving slot that extends partially through the lug receiving portion, forming a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a catch surface connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall. A drive portion defines a second maximum outside dimension, and a first flat is disposed on the outside of the lug receiving portion proximate to the first sidewall or the second sidewall.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210293003A1 SPRING STEEL SLEEVE DESIGN Public/Granted day:2021-09-23
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