Patent ID: 11970375
Assignee: CATERPILLAR INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. A machine, comprising:
a machine chassis;
a towing winch assembly coupled to a front of the machine chassis,
wherein the front of the machine chassis is defined in a direction of forward travel of the machine chassis;

an operator cabin, supported by the machine chassis, comprising:
a seat assembly of the operator cabin, and
an opening of the operator cabin;

a boom coupled to the machine chassis;
a hook component connected to the boom via one or more lifting cables; and
a winch tower associated with the boom and the hook component,
wherein the winch tower is provided between towing winch assembly and the seat assembly of the operator cabin, wherein the boom is provided adjacent to a lateral surface that is on same side as the opening of the operator cabin,
wherein the opening of the operator cabin is adjacent to a rear side of the operator cabin,
wherein a section of the boom includes any portion of the boom that is above a bottom of the opening of the operator cabin, and
wherein an entirety of the section of the boom is entirely in front of an entirety of the opening of the operator cabin.