Patent ID: 9623919
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B62D,B66C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for a mobile crane supported by ground-engaging motive devices for moving the crane in a travel direction, comprising: an axle elongated in a direction transverse to the travel direction and adapted to be connected to the crane, the axle having a first end including a first aperture; and a first frame for supporting one of the ground-engaging motive devices, the frame including a first opening, the first end of the axle including the first aperture passing through the first opening to adjacent an external side of the frame, said frame including a second aperture for aligning and registering with the first aperture in a vertical direction so as to be capable of receiving a connector in the vertical direction for connecting the first end of the axle to the frame; wherein the first aperture is spaced from a lower wall of the frame defining the first opening.