- Bobcat Company
[
compact excavator ] Bobcat Company is amanufacturer of farm and construction equipment with headquarters inWest Fargo, North Dakota , USA and manufacturing plants in Gwinner andBismarck, North Dakota , Dobris, Czech Republic and Wujiang, China. It was a subsidiary of theIngersoll Rand Company from1995 until July, 2007 when it was sold for $4.9 billion USD toDoosan Infracore . [cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6921731.stm | title = Korean firm buys Bobcat diggers | accessdate = 2007-07-30 | year = 2007 | publisher = BBC] The company sells skid steer loaders,compact excavator s,compact utility vehicle s, compact tractors and other smallhydraulic equipment under the Bobcat brand name. It is one of the few major manufacturing companies operating inNorth Dakota , and the only manufacturer building compact excavators in theUnited States .The skid steer loader was introduced by the
Melroe Manufacturing Company when they produced the M-400 in 1960. The Bobcat name was first used in 1962 on the 440 model loader; the contemporary dictionary definition of 'bobcat' included the adjectives of "quick, tough, and agile" which were well suited to the small loader.Melroe was purchased by Clark Equipment Company in 1969, and was purchased from Clark by Ingersoll-Rand in 1995.
Although the word "bobcat" is sometimes used to describe any skid steer loader, such uses are incorrect. Bobcat Company owns worldwide trademark registrations for its "Bobcat" name. Accordingly, the word "Bobcat" only accurately describes equipment and vehicles manufactured by the Bobcat Company. Bobcat Company is currently engaged in a campaign to inform the public of the proper use of the "Bobcat" trademark. Bobcat Company's efforts are targeted at preventing Bobcat from becoming a
genericized trademark .ee also
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skid loader - pictures of Bobcat skid loaders
*compact excavator - pictures of Bobcat compact excavatorsExternal links
* [http://www.bobcat.com Bobcat Company website]
* [http://www.thelawnmower.info/brands_bobcat.php Information on Bobcat Mowers]References
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