Patents by Inventor Sterling R. Booth, Jr.

Sterling R. Booth, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4307991
    Abstract: Swing motors employed on backhoes and like constructions vehicles are interconnected between a tractor frame and a mast frame to selectively rotate the mast frame relative to the tractor frame. In addition to posing assembly and disassembly problems, conventional mounting arrangements for swing motors of this type oftentimes subject various spline connections, pins, and bearings to undue wear. The swing motor mounting arrangement (10) of this invention overcomes the above problems by providing a pair of first brackets (20) fro pivotally mounting a mast frame (15) on a tractor frame (16) and a pair of second brackets (26) for securing opposite ends (14) of a shaft (13) of a swing motor (11) to the mast frame (15). A housing of the swing motor (11) is connected to the tractor frame (16) whereby pressurization of the motor will rotate the shaft (13) relative to the housing (12) to selectively swing the mast frame (15) relative to the tractor frame (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: John W. Bridwell, Sterling R. Booth, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3945693
    Abstract: A track roller has a stepped diameter shaft with a pair of spaced shoulders and an outer track engaging rim with a pair of opposite end faces individually substantially alignable with the shoulders of the shaft. A rim clamping and positioning device is disposable in opposing sliding relation against the shoulders of the shaft for rotatably mounting the rim on the shaft and has a sleeve portion extending in full load bearing relation between the shoulders of the shaft. A pair of opposing clamping surfaces are each positionable in facing, tightly clamping relation against respective ones of the end faces of the rim for limiting relative axial movement between the rim and shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1976
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Sterling R. Booth, Jr., Kenneth A. Rhoads