Patent ID: 9376783
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: E02F

Claim Text:
1. A boom for a linkage assembly of an implement system, the boom comprising: a boom body, the boom body having a proximal body end and a distal body end, the boom body including a pair of sidewalls, a top portion, and a bottom portion, the pair of sidewalls in lateral spaced relationship to each other, the pair of sidewalls each including an inner surface in confronting relationship with each other, the top portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, the bottom portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, the top portion and the bottom portion defining a boom nose at the distal body end of the boom body, the pair of sidewalls, the top portion, the bottom portion, and the boom nose defining an interior cavity, the pair of sidewalls each including a fork portion disposed at the distal body end and extending in outward relationship to the boom nose, each fork portion defining therein a stick mounting opening; and a fork reinforcement plate, the fork reinforcement plate connected to the inner surface of one of the pair of sidewalls at the fork portion, the fork reinforcement plate including a proximal plate end and a distal plate end, the proximal plate end of the fork reinforcement plate being in abutting relationship with the boom nose; wherein the fork reinforcement plate defines a pin opening, the pin opening in aligned relationship with the stick mounting opening of the one of the pair of sidewalls to which the fork reinforcement plate is connected; wherein the fork reinforcement plate includes a perimeter having a pair of tip segments, the pair of tip segments converging together at the distal plate end to define a tip disposed at the distal plate end of the fork reinforcement plate; wherein the perimeter of the fork reinforcement plate includes a pair of tail segments, the pair of tail segments respectively adjoining the pair of tip segments and converging toward each other moving from the pair of tip segments toward the proximal plate end of the fork reinforcement plate; wherein the pair of tip segments of the fork reinforcement plate define a tip angle therebetween, and the pair of tail segments of the fork reinforcement plate define a tail angle therebetween, the tip angle being greater than the tail angle.