Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanical rope wedge
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Application No.: US14946499Application Date: 2015-11-19
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Publication No.: US09719577B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Michael Robert Stolz
- Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Main IPC: F16G11/04
- IPC: F16G11/04

Abstract:
A wedge assembly for holding a rope in a socket includes an inner wedge. The inner wedge includes a tapered body and a threaded hole. The inner wedge includes a first guide feature and a second guide feature. The wedge assembly includes a first outer wedge and a second outer wedge, each outer wedge including a receiving feature. The receiving features of the first outer wedge and the second outer wedge are configured to receive the first guide feature and second guide feature. The wedge assembly includes a fastener configured to actuate the inner wedge between the two outer wedges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170146094A1 MECHANICAL ROPE WEDGE Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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