Patent ID: 11920323
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 12:
13. A work machine, comprising:
a frame;
a counterweight assembly, including:
a structure coupled to the frame, the structure defining one or more through holes, a first side end, and a second side end opposing the first side end;
one or more support studs fixedly coupled to the frame and correspondingly received into the one or more through holes to align and support the structure against the frame;
a first side wall extending from the first side end and defining a first eyelet;
a second side wall extending from the second side end and defining a second eyelet, the second side wall being spaced apart from the first side wall to receive a guard rail of the work machine therebetween, wherein
one or more of the first eyelet and the second eyelet are configured to receive a lifting assembly for a lifting of the work machine, and
the one or more support studs are configured to transfer a lifting force during the lifting of the work machine from the counterweight assembly to the frame.