Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167384 | Undercarriage cleaning mechanism and method of providing the same A track roller frame cleaning mechanism is provided. The track roller frame cleaning mechanism includes a linkage configured to pivotally attach to a rotating track member and means for cleaning a surface of the track roller frame coupled to the linkage. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8052228 | Movable axle guard for a compactor wheel A compactor wheel is mountable on an axle of a compaction machine. The compactor wheel may comprise a hub mountable to an axle of a compaction machine; a rim mounted to the hub, the rim having a face; a plurality of compaction cleats mounted to the face of the rim; ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8020948 | Crawler traveling apparatus A crawler traveling apparatus includes a traveling vehicle body having a rear axle case, a track frame supported via a pivot shaft to the rear axle case, a pair of front and rear driven wheels mounted at front and rear end portions of the track frame, a pair of the ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7946661 | Sprocket hub mounted guard A guard for a crawler type land vehicles having a frame, a final drive on each side of the frame, the final drive including a spindle housing with a flange bolted to the frame and a sprocket hub rotationally supported on the spindle housing, a track sprocket on the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7731307 | Seal guard for compactor A guard for the axle seal of a wheeled tractor being an annular steel structure that bridges the plane of the seal between a spindle and final drive including a pair of axially spaced flanges having circular outer peripheries, at least one of the outer peripheries o... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7591515 | Debris deflecting device This invention relates to a device to deflect debris and to reduce the accumulation thereof in the guide lug receiving space defined between the inner and outer portions of a wheel of a tracked vehicle. The device generally comprises a resilient band structure havin... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7575289 | Rubber crawler running device A rubber crawler running device which includes a drive wheel connected to a drive shaft of a vehicle body, an idler wheel, and a rubber crawler having rubber projections formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof at predetermined intervals, the drive wheel and th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556323 | Labyrinth-seal arrangement for a landfill-compaction vehicle A labyrinth-guard arrangement for a joint between a compactor wheel and a machine that protects against intrusion of wire wrap into a central cavity of the wheel is disclosed. The labyrinth-guard is formed by a cooperation between a first flange connected to an inne... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7380628 | Snowmobile track scraper A snow remover for removing snow lying upon an inner surface of an endless drive track of a snowmobile includes a mounting portion and a scraping portion. The snow remover of the present invention is to be attached to a stationary structure of the snowmobile such th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370918 | Wheel assembly for a tracked vehicle and anti-accumulation sleeve therefor The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an improved wheel assembly for a drive track unit of an all-terrain vehicle that inhibits the accumulation of snow, ice and/or other matter between the track and the wheel assembly. In one implementation, an improved gu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7318627 | Recovery head with track seal An apparatus for assembling a liner from a plurality of longitudinal sections of flexible material having longitudinal edges adapted to be joined one to another to form the liner includes a path means along which the longitudinal sections of flexible material can be... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7213893 | Track cover A track cover adapted for use on an item of heavy construction equipment having at least one track. The track cover comprises an outside panel and a tread panel. The tread panel is preferably connected to the outside panel. The track cover also comprises an assembly... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210750 | Crawler belt link grinding system and crawler structure Vibration or the like is prevented for long-term use by normalizing, with operation continuing, a tread of a crawler belt link through grinding in an early stage where uneven wear such as corrugated wear occurs. With a crawler belt of a crawler vehicle wound, an abr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188915 | Suspension and drive mechanism for a multi-surface vehicle A tracked vehicle produces a pressure no more than 3 psi on the ground by increasing the number of contact points on the inner surface of the track. The stiffness of the track is also selected to minimize bowing between the idler wheels or rollers. The track is ther... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7131670 | Foreign matter removing device A foreign matter removing device which is capable of reliably removing foreign matter from between a double tire includes at least one foreign matter removing member interposed in a space of at least one double tire. A dimension in a width direction of the foreign m... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6921140 | Cutter bar pivot attachment A cutter bar is provided for trimming debris away from the wheel-track interface of a tracked vehicle. A pivot attachment is provided wherein a knife having a cutting edge is removably mounted to a bracket by way of fasteners which will shear when a pre-selected for... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913289 | Front frame upper-wheel wings and rear catwalk, fan and engine guard for trash compactor machines Structure for protecting landfill compactor machines against damage during operation is provided. In one aspect, deflector structure is provided for deflecting debris away from the cab of the machine. In another aspect, a rear bumper is provided for protecting the r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911778 | Ignition control circuit for gas discharge lamps The disclosure includes an ignition control circuit comprising a transformer having at its secondary side an operating winding, and at least one filament winding. In a pre-heating phase, only the filament winding, which is normally connected to the filaments of a la... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6702406 | Travel gear of crawler work vehicle A travel gear of a crawler work vehicle has a plurality of double bogie type track wheel devices. The double bogie type track wheel devices respectively include a first arm member attached to the lower part of a track frame so as to be swingable in the ve... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6578934 | Snow removal machine A snow removal machine propelled by crawler belts trained around drive wheels and driven wheels is provided. The snow removal machine has a scraper confronting the outer periphery of the driven wheel so as to remove snow adhering to and accumulating on th... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6371578 | Axle protector for tracked vehicle A seal protection assembly for protecting an axle, wheel, gasket, and seal for a wheel attached to an axle on a vehicle. The assembly includes a body housing, a rim edge, and a mounting bracket. The assembly is mounted to the vehicle to protect the wheel ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6322170 | Apparatus and method of preventing refuse from wrapping around the axle of a work machine An apparatus and method of preventing refuse from wrapping around the axle of a work machine is disclosed. A work machine includes a frame, an axle, at least one wheel, an operator compartment, an engine, and an axle protection system. The at least one wh... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6267458 | Apparatus for protecting a track assembly of a tractor A tractor includes a track assembly having a frame, an idler wheel mechanically coupled to the frame, a drive wheel mechanically coupled to the frame, an endless track disposed around the idler wheel and the drive wheel, and a number of mid-rollers interp... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6231136 | Crawler sprocket drive guard A guard for off road vehicles to protect the final drive area from debris which otherwise causes destructive abrasion and seal failure and particularly suited for the final drive of a track chain sprocket on a crawler. The guard encloses the space surroun... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6196645 | Means and method for removing debris from the drive wheel of a track-driven vehicle A device for removing debris from a drive wheel rotatably mounted to a vehicle body includes an auxiliary wheel rotatably mounted on the body adjacent an outer peripheral surface of the drive wheel. The auxiliary drive wheel has a substantially circumfere... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6123399 | Mobile construction vehicle driven by track assemblies using continuous elastomeric belts A mobile construction vehicle has a pair of parallel first and second track assemblies. Each track assembly has a continuous drive belt with a plurality of teeth thereon, driven by a drive wheel with a plurality of lugs thereon. The drive belt teeth and d... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6045201 | Bolt-on cutting apparatus In the operation of machines such as landfill compactors it is common to provide a shear assembly that is mounted between the axle assembly and a wheel that is rotatably mounted thereon to sever material that would otherwise become entrained about the axl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5967630 | Guard and cleaner assembly for a wheel In the operation of machines of the type that are typically designed to traverse terrain having deposits of debris, it is a common problem to have the debris become attached to the wheels of the machine and rotate therewith. In many instances this causes ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5951123 | Guard assembly for a wheel In the operation of a construction machine over terrain strewn with debris, there is a tendency for the debris to work itself into areas of sealing interface such as between an axle and the final drive assemblies of the machine. When this occurs the seals... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5873424 | Apparatus for protecting a track assembly of a tractor An apparatus for protecting a track assembly of a tractor includes a first protection member positioned adjacent to the track assembly, the first protection member being movable between a first position and a second position. The apparatus also includes a... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5863104 | Belt edge scraper An edge scraper device for the inboard edge of a belted track-type vehicle removes debris from the track edge as the vehicle operates in muddy or trash-laden environments by close-proximity relationship to the track edge. Spring biasing and adjustment dev... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5820230 | Yieldable debris cutter Several embodiments of yieldable cutter blades are disclosed for use on a land vehicle to reduce the tendency of debris from being entrained and wrapped on rotary parts and their supports such as on wheels and axles or drive sprocket hubs and associated s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5733020 | Apparatus for inhibiting wire, cable and the like from entangling the axle assembly of a wheeled vehicle Apparatus for inhibiting elongate flexible elements such as wire cable and the like from entangling the axle assembly (1) of a vehicle wheel (2) comprises a guard member (40 securable to the vehicle axle assembly (1) between the wheel (2) and the body of ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5725292 | Scraping apparatus for a track idler In the operation of a track chain assembly a high degree of wear is normally experienced due to the environment in which a track-type machine must operate. This wear is typically accelerated by foreign matter that is carried by an idler member of the trac... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697683 | Biased scraping apparatus for an idler In the operation of a track chain assembly a high degree of wear is normally experienced due to the environment in which a track-type machine must operate. This wear is typically accelerated by foreign matter that is carried by an idler member of the trac... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5553932 | Wheel cleaning system In a refuse compactor, a set of cutter blades, one on each wheel and one fixed relative to the wheel's associated axle operable to cut refuse entrained by the wheel and tending to be wrapped around the associated axle so as to avoid the build-up of refuse... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5451100 | Wheel cleaning system In a refuse compactor, a set of cutter blades, one on each wheel and one fixed relative to the wheel's associated axle operable to cut refuse entrained by the wheel and tending to be wrapped around the associated axle so as to avoid the build-up of refuse... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5379709 | Amphibious all-terrain tracklaying vehicle An amphibious all-terrain tracklaying vehicle has a pontoon hull (2) with propulsion track (1) juxtaposed from outside edges to central portions of the pontoon hull (2). A prime mover (11) and control center (22) are positioned on a deck framework (19) ab... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5370451 | Cutter assembly for a wheeled tractor A system for preventing entanglement of a wheeled tractor with wire or other wrappings, the system having at least one cutter assembly mounted to the frame of the tractor and designed to shear wire or other materials that can lodge between the axles and w... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5330260 | Wheel cleaning system In a refuse compactor, a set of cutter blades, one on each wheel and one fixed relative to the wheel's associated axle operable to cut refuse entrained by the wheel and tending to be wrapped around the associated axle so as to avoid the build-up of refuse... | 07/19/1994 |
