Patent ID: 9702114
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A counterweight system for an industrial machine having a front end and a back end, the counterweight system comprising: a body having a front end and a back end, the body defining a cavity; a plurality of discrete sections within the body, each discrete section having an aperture for laterally inserting a counterweight into the cavity in a direction toward the front end of the body and the front end of the industrial machine; a plurality of counterweights, wherein each counterweight fits within one of the plurality of discrete sections; wherein the body includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall forming the front end of the body, a plurality of fixed, non-pivoting doors forming the back end of the body and closing off the plurality of discrete sections, and a plurality of generally vertical internal walls that define the discrete sections, the internal walls extending along a direction from the front wall toward the doors; and a plurality of external elements coupled to the top wall of the body, wherein portions of the doors extend above the top wall, and wherein the plurality of external elements are located adjacent the portions of the doors that extend above the top wall.