Patent ID: 9650756
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A stick for a linkage assembly of an implement system, the stick comprising: a stick body, the stick body including a pair of sidewalls, in lateral spaced relationship to each other, a top portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, and a bottom portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, the pair of sidewalls, the top portion, and the bottom portion defining an interior cavity, each of the pair of sidewalls defining therein a stick pivot opening, and the stick body defining a neutral axis; and a stick joint assembly, the stick joint assembly including a stick joint tube and a stick joint reinforcement plate, the stick joint tube extending between and connected to the pair of sidewalls, the stick joint tube disposed within the stick pivot opening of both of the pair of sidewalls, and the stick joint reinforcement plate connected to one of the pair of sidewalls, the stick joint reinforcement plate including a central portion defining a tube opening, the central portion in circumscribing relationship with the stick joint tube such that the stick joint tube is disposed within the tube opening, a first arm extending from the central portion and having a first end, and a second arm extending from the central portion and having a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the stick joint reinforcement plate are disposed along the neutral axis of the stick both, and wherein the stick joint reinforcement plate includes an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter having a concave segment, and the concave segment extending between the first end and the second end.