US 12,214,824 B2
Front rail weldment
David O. Zalanka, Mt. Zion, IL (US); and Timothy D. Harman, Forsyth, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/944,483.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083506 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 65/12 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B62D 65/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A front rail weldment, comprising:
a base frame comprising a pair of outlooking members that are substantially uninterrupted, each extending from a first end to a second end and having a top plate with an inboard edge that is flared inward at the first end and an outboard edge that is flared outward at the first end, the base frame further comprising a cross member extending between the pair of outlooking members;
a pair of hanger bars each secured to a respective outlooking member of the pair of outlooking members at or near a midpoint of the respective outlooking member and extending upward to a top end;
a pair of struts extending from a respective first end of the respective outlooking member to the top end of a respective hanger bar of the pair of hanger bars; and
a pair of tieback bars each configured for tying back the top end of the respective hanger bar of the pair of hanger bars.