MUMBAI, India, June 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617057031 A) filed by Caterpillar Inc. on May 05, 2026, for Work Tool Assembly Having Tip Adapter And Anti-Bending Stabilizer For Same.
Inventors include Villarreal, Josiah I.; Sinn, Eric T.; Brewer, Caroline M.; Borden, Jonathan S.; Grudzinski, Dominyk L.; Lee, Christy L.; and Unger, Daniel T..
The application for the patent was published on June 05, 2026, under issue no. 23/2026.
Abstract: A work tool assembly (22) includes a work tool lip (26) and a plurality of tip adapters (50) coupled to the work tool lip and each including an upper adapter leg (58), a lower adapter leg (60), and a mounting slot (56) receiving a forward lip edge (34). Each of the upper adapter leg and the lower adapter leg includes a first restraint ledge (80) and a second restraint ledge (82). The work tool assembly also includes anti-bending stabilizers (88) welded to the work tool lip and each including a hold-down head (98) in contact with one of the first restraint ledge or the second restraint ledge. The anti-bending stabilizers limit bending of the tip adapters by way of reacting bending loads on tooth tips (28) of the work tool lip.
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