US 6,386,586 B1 · Mobile equipment stabilizer foot pad

Abstract

A shaped interior stiffener is molded into a polymeric material pad, forming a cushioning pad that can be affixed to a stabilizer leg foot on mobile equipment such as a crane or excavator. A variety of foot pads is contemplated, each specifically designed to fit without alteration to a variety of different manufacturer's equipment through use of bolts protruding from one surface of the foot pad. The interior stiffener is shaped in such a manner that it conforms to the bolt pattern of a particular equipment model, having socket-like receivers for the heads of the protruding bolts, efficiently distributes stress throughout the structure to minimize stress failures, and provides a plurality of ribs, webs and openings to allow maximum durability and adhesion between the stiffener and the polymeric foot pad material which encapsulates the stiffener.

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Dependent claims

A foot pad for a mobile machine utilizing extendible legs having feet for stability in use, comprising:

a stiffener plate having at least two attaching bolts protruding therefrom in a pattern suitable for mating with a foot of the leg, said plate having oversized sockets for receiving the heads of the bolts;
and
a resilient covering material enveloping the stiffener plate while allowing the bolts to protrude therefrom.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mobile equipment stabilizer foot pad

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Mobile equipment stabilizer foot pad

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