IP Library Granted Patent US 9,475,637
Granted Patent B2
US 9,475,637 · App. 14/813,143 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Packaged assembly for machine implement

Inventors: Parthasarathy Perumal (Hosur, IN); G. Sasikumar (Bangalore, IN); Arun Pethaperumal (Thirumayam, IN); Leo Varghese (Calicut, IN)
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
B65D85/68B26D7/2614B65D19/0004B65D85/70B65D2585/6875
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Patent No.
US 9,475,637
App. No.
14/813,143
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A packaged assembly for a work implement is provided. The packaged assembly includes a blade assembly, a brace assembly, a push arm assembly, a pair of support member, and plurality of separator blocks. The packaged assembly is bundled in a manner such that the packaged assembly lies in a horizontal orientation. The packaged assembly is configured to cooperate and interact with a fork lift, such that the fork lift performs loading and unloading operations of the packaged assembly without re-orienting the packaged assembly.

Claims (8)

1. A packaged assembly for a work implement, the packaged assembly comprising:

a blade assembly including a blade and a frame member, the frame member having a pair of side plates;

a brace assembly;

a push arm assembly including a plurality of push arms;

a pair of support members coupled to the pair of side plates of the blade assembly, wherein one of the pair of support members includes a plurality of gliding elements attached thereto, the plurality of gliding elements configured to slide the blade assembly along a work surface, wherein the blade assembly is arranged in a manner such that the blade of the blade assembly faces the work surface; and

a plurality of separator blocks provided in a laterally spaced part arrangement on an outer surface of the frame member of the blade assembly, the plurality of separator blocks positioned in a contacting relationship with the outer surface, wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of separator blocks includes a plurality of depressions formed thereon,

wherein the plurality of push arms of the push arm assembly are received into the plurality of depressions of the plurality of separator blocks, such that the plurality of push arms are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of separator blocks,

wherein the packaged assembly is bundled in a manner such that the packaged assembly lies in a horizontal orientation, and wherein the packaged assembly is configured to cooperate and interact with a fork lift, such that the fork lift performs loading and unloading operations of the packaged assembly without re-orienting the packaged assembly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2015
From: PERUMAL, PARTHASARATHY; SASIKUMAR, G.; PETHAPERUMAL, ARUN; VARGHESE, LEO
To: CATERPILLAR INC.
Reel/Frame 036213/0624 →
Continuity (1)
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