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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188505 | Method for making bent studs for snowmobile tracks A method and apparatus for producing bent snowmobile studs for use in an assembly are disclosed. The assembly comprises a bent stud having a head and proximal and distal shank portions and a fastener which is adapted to connect with respect to the distal shank porti... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156473 | Elastic track shoe An elastic track shoe is provided wherein loosening of bolts is prevented by use of a rigid core bar and the thickness of an elastic body subjected to a load can be increased irrespective of grousers. To this end, the core bar is integrally formed by casting, forgin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6540310 | Grouser A grouser structure for use on an outer surface of a continuous track belt to provide traction and shock absorption, the grouser structure including a grouser body that defines a grouser chamber and a spline element positioned within the grouser chamber. ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6203126 | Traction stud for a snowmobile belt made of a non-metal material A traction device for mounting on an endless track includes these components: an axial threaded shank with a head at one end, a T-nut with a base and a neck extending from the base, so that the neck is mountable on the shank, with the base at the shank he... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5980001 | Ground penetrating traction stud A ground penetrating traction stud for attaching to a flexible track, the stud having a longitudinal axis, a penetrating member formed with a contact face, a reinforcing rib and a pair of transition facets extending between the edges of the contact face a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5921642 | Snowmobile stud retainer A molded plastic retainer for supporting a spiked vehicle stud. In a construction useable with snowmobile studs, a ground engaging surface includes a self threading center bore and concentrically disposed to which are a raised, hexagon tool surface and a ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902021 | Snowmobile roller belt arrangement having drive members attached by a screw connection with elastic cushion A roller belt arrangement for a track-type vehicle has pull-resistant belts with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Drive members are connected to the first surface of the pull-resistant belt so as to extend transverse to a l... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5690398 | Snowmobile traction point A traction point for a snowmobile track includes a fastener that extends through the track with a head on one side of the track, and a pointed nut that has a pointed end and which is threaded onto the fastener on the opposite side of the track from the fa... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5466056 | Cleat retaining assembly for vehicle endless track A cleat assembly for an endless track vehicle, wherein the grouser is retained upon the flexible belt by a clamping assembly which contacts the grouser in a single longitudinal line, substantially eliminating all bending forces in the cleat retaining bolt... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462495 | Roller belt arrangement for caterpillar track-type vehicles A roller belt arrangement for a caterpillar track-type vehicle, especially a snowmobile. The arrangement has one or more inextensible belts that extend parallel to one another and to which transversely extending drivers or grippers are secured with the ai... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5354124 | Water sealed, cable reinforced vehicle endless track and cleat assembly A flexible belt assembly for the endless track of an off-road vehicle reinforced by longitudinal cables vulcanized within a rubberlike cover. A grouser clamping plate is similarly vulcanized into the cover, with laterally extending ends to which the grous... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5199771 | Not retaining cleat for vehicle endless track A cleat assembly for an endless track vehicle, wherein the mounting nuts are retained and carried by an elongate member spaced apart to receive the mounting bolts, so that a single workman may install or remove the cleat assembly from the endless belt, an... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4448459 | Roadable track shoe with sealed grouser Roadable track shoes employed on track-type vehicles, such as an agricultural tractor, each include at least one elastomeric grouser having a steel anchor plate bonded thereto. Bolting of the anchor plate on a track shoe normally provides exposed bonded e... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4428625 | Drive track link including separable wear and base components A track section of an endless traction drive track includes a track link including a wear component including rail portions for engaging support rollers and a sprocket-engaging portion for being engaged by the track drive sprocket. The track link includes... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4185877 | Shoe for crawler belt A shoe for a crawler belt comprises a tray-like shoe plate, an elastic member in which fastener bushes are fitted, and a rigid tread plate affixed to one side of the elastic member. The elastic member is accommodated in the tray-like shoe plate in such a ... | 01/29/1980 |
