Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Five or more wheels
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-11
2009-12-22
To, Toan C (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Five or more wheels
C180S024010, C180S024020, C180S266000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07635038
ABSTRACT:
Presented is a heavy vehicle, such as a transport vehicle or civil engineering vehicle, of a mass greater than 500 metric tons configured to carry heavy loads and operable to generate a motive power. The vehicle includes tires of radial structure having a diameter greater than 3.5 meters and an axial width greater than 37 inches, a front steering axle coupled to at least two tires, at least one rear axle coupled to at least two tires and by which is transmitted at least part of the motive power, and a third, intermediate axle coupled to at least two tires. The intermediate axle is a steering axle and is moveable to a raised position. When the intermediate axle is in the raised position, the tires coupled to the intermediate axle are not in contact with the ground.
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Liebherr Mining Equipment Co.
“Caterpillar 797B Mining Truck Specifications”, Dec. 2003, Caterpillar, USA, pp. 1-19.
Caterpillar 797B Mining Truck Specification, Dec. 2003, Caterpillar, USA, pp. 1-28; printed from the caterpillar website at the following address: http://cmms.cat.com/cmms/servlet/cat.dcs.cmms.servlet.DynamicImageServlet?imageid=C198751&imageType=9.
Chamaillard Jean-Marc
Durif Pierre
Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP
Michelin & Recherche et Technique S.A.
To Toan C
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