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US 8,939,250 B2Granted
Self-powered apparatus
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsChristopher Turner, Kendall Giesmann, Steven A. Duppong, Bryan K. Buerkle, Nicholas Adam Taylor
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Abstract
Self-powered apparatus are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion. The front chassis portion is to be coupled to the rear chassis portion. The front chassis portion is substantially the same as the rear chassis portion. When the front and rear chassis portions are coupled, the front chassis portion includes a first end of the apparatus and the rear chassis portion includes a second end of the apparatus.
Claims22
An apparatus, comprising:
- a front chassis portion;
- a rear chassis portion, the front chassis portion to be coupled to the rear chassis portion, the front chassis portion being substantially the same as the rear chassis portion, wherein, when the front and rear chassis portions are coupled, the front chassis portion comprises a first end of the apparatus and the rear chassis portion comprises a second end of the apparatus;
- an adjustable bracket;
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- an axle coupled to the front chassis portion or the rear chassis portion by the adjustable bracket, the adjustable bracket movably coupled to the front chassis portion or the rear chassis portion, the axle to extend through the adjustable bracket, the adjustable bracket cradling the axle and enabling incremental adjustment of the axle with respect to the front chassis portion or the rear chassis portion.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a chassis of the apparatus, the frame comprising:
- a first interface coupled on and extending from a first side of the chassis, the first interface comprising a first groove to receive a first side portion of a container, the first groove at least partially defined by a first inwardly tapered surface, the first inwardly tapered surface defining a first notch to receive and position the container relative to the frame, the first notch facing a front or a rear of the chassis;
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- a second interface coupled on and extending from a second side of the chassis, the second interface comprising a second groove to receive a second side portion of the container, the second groove at least partially defined by a second inwardly tapered surface, the first groove being separated from the second groove, the second inwardly tapered surface defining a second notch to receive and position the container relative to the frame, the second notch facing the same direction as the first notch.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a front axle;
- a rear axle;
- a frame coupling the front axle and the rear axle;
- an engine cradle coupled to the frame and positioned between the front axle and the rear axle, a longitudinal axis of the engine cradle being transverse to a longitudinal axis of the frame;
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- an adjustable bracket to couple the front axle or the rear axle to the frame, a first side of the adjustable bracket and a second side of the adjustable bracket being independently adjustable relative to the frame, the adjustable bracket enabling incremental adjustment of the front axle or the rear axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.