Patent ID: 11866307
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A pipelayer machine, comprising:
a machine chassis;
an operator cabin supported by the machine chassis; and
a boom coupled to the machine chassis,
the boom comprising a first member, a second member converging toward the first member, and a support structure,
the support structure being provided adjacent to the operator cabin,
the support structure comprising a first support member, a second support member, and a third support member,
a first end of the first support member being connected to the first member and a second end of the first support member being connected to the second member,
a third end of the second support member being connected to the first member and a fourth end of the second support member being connected to the second end of the first support member, and
a fifth end of the third support member being connected to the second support member and a sixth end of the third support member being connected to a portion, of the second member, different than the second end and the fourth end.