Patent ID: 11885095
Assignee: GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F | IPC B  E  F

Claim 22:
23. A stand-on compact utility loader (CUL) configured for connection to and operation of a variety attachments, the CUL comprising:
a frame defining an interior space;
a pair of loader arms coupled to opposite sides of the frame and shiftable relative to the frame between a lowered position and a raised position;
a pair of pivot pins each associated with one of the loader arms, wherein the pivot pins are configured to connect attachments to the front of the loader arms, wherein the pivot pins follow a curved travel path from a base position to a maximum height position when the loader arms are shifted from the lowered position to the raised position, wherein the maximum height position is horizontally forward of the base position, wherein the curved travel path has an inflection point at an intermediate height between the base position and the maximum height position, wherein the maximum horizontal reach of the pivot pin is at the intermediate height;
a pair of tracks positioned on opposite sides of the frame;
a front idler wheel and a rear idler wheel associated with each of the tracks, wherein a center of gravity of the CUL is positioned rearward of a midpoint situated evenly between the front and rear idler wheels;
a drive sprocket associated with each of the tracks and positioned vertically above and horizontally between the front and rear idler wheels;
a hydraulic motor associated with each track and configured to power rotation of the drive sprocket; and
at least one hydraulic line associated with each track and configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic drive motor,
wherein the at least one hydraulic line is laterally shielded by a physical structure of the CUL.