Roll-over protective structure for a work vehicle with removable portion for air transport
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsJames M. Frett, Owen Ziemer, Ravi Modukuri
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Abstract
A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a roll-over protective structure mounted to the frame. The roll-over protective structure includes a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof. Each support post includes a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement.
Claims39
A work vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- and
- a roll-over protective structure mounted to said frame, said roll-over protective structure including a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof, each said support post including a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement to reduce the height of said roll-over protective structure when said lower and upper post sections are detached.
A work vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- and
- an operator cab carried by said frame, said operator cab including a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof, each said support post including a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement, and a plurality of windows, each said window spanning between adjacent said support posts, each said window including an upper window section and a lower window section detachably coupled together.
A roll-over protective structure for use with a work vehicle, said roll-over protective structure comprising a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof, each said support post including a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement to reduce the height of said roll-over protective structure when said lower and upper post sections are detached.
A method of transporting a work machine, comprising the steps of:
- detaching a plurality of upper post sections from a plurality of lower post sections, each of said upper post sections and said lower post sections being a part of a roll-over protective structure having a roof supported by said upper post sections;
- and,
- transporting the work machine with the roof and upper post sections of the roll-over protective structure removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.