US 12,391,149 B2
Relocatable base for elevated power rails and method of deployment
Igor Strashny, Tucson, AZ (US); and Brian Robert Weller, Chillicothe, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC, Denison, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,317.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202348 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B60M 1/02 (2006.01); B60M 1/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60M 1/02 (2013.01) [B60M 1/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rail support module, comprising:
a barrier having a first end, a second end, and a base extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end;
a first coupler affixed to the first end, the first coupler including a first hollow cylinder and an arm joining the first hollow cylinder to the first end, the first hollow cylinder extending about a first axis substantially orthogonal to the base and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter; and
a second coupler affixed to the second end, the second coupler having a second hollow cylinder extending about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the base, the second hollow cylinder having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the first hollow cylinder, the second hollow cylinder having a central slot extending parallel to the second axis, the central slot having a width within the second hollow cylinder less than the outer diameter of the first hollow cylinder.