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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7901016 | Track segment with EP(D)M rubber based backer and method of making The present invention is directed generally to track segments for track vehicles and, more specifically, to a track segment having an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EP(D)M) rubber based backer, and a method of making. In one embodiment, the track segment includes... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7703863 | Track shoe assembly for tracked vehicle Track shoe assembly for a tracked vehicle, comprising a) a track shoe member with a chassis assembly having a pair of tubular housings (80) connected by a spaced web-portion, b) a replaceable rubber pad (9) with a curved sheet metal (13) having ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7673951 | Track shoe for caterpillar vehicle A track shoe fastened on a chain of the caterpillar vehicle includes a body and a buffer block. The body includes an first surface adjacent to the chain, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a third surface, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface,... | 03/09/2010 |
| 6843876 | Rubber to metal bonding method Tank treads, brake linings, rifles stocks, and other devices requiring the bonding of metal to rubber, epoxy, or plastic, with a layer of metal foam interposed between the metal and the rubber or plastic. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6820948 | Crawler shoe The object of the invention is to provide a crawler shoe wherein a shoe member is simply and conveniently attached, and members employed are prevented from loosening, without changing the basic structure of shoe plate main body even when not being constructed very a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6557954 | Crawler pad for the tread board of a crawler track shoe A crawler pad to be mounted on the tread board of a crawler track shoe includes an elastic pad body (1) and a metal core (2) buried in the elastic pad body (1). The metal core (2) includes a locking member (4) movably inlaid therein, a fixed hook (6) rigi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6533371 | Elastic crawler shoe With the objective of providing an elastic crawler shoe capable of securing desired ground contact pressure on an icy road or a pressed snow road, thereby preventing a skid, a ground contact face of an elastic body which is bonded to a core bar so as to c... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6299265 | Replaceable tire gripping system for endless track A replaceable tire gripping system for endless track for extending the useful life and operation of an endless track with grouser members. The inventive device includes a grouser bar having a first side and a second side, a pair of side walls attached to ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6080493 | Rubber to metal bonding method Tank treads, brake linings, rifles stocks, and other devices requiring the bonding of metal to rubber, epoxy, or plastic, with a layer of metal foam interposed between the metal and the rubber or plastic.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6076901 | Track shoe for an endless track vehicle A shoe for an endless track has an internal frame with an elastomeric coating. The frame includes tubular supports to receive a pivot pin for interconnection of adjacent shoes. The pin is located within the tubular supports by elastomeric bushings that ac... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6039405 | Segment mounted on vehicle wheel or endless rubber track A segment structure mounted on a wheel or an endless rubber track for increasing the driving force of off-road vehicles, civil engineering machines or construction machines is disclosed. A segment of a rubber elastic material mounted on the outer peripher... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5988776 | Soft bottom flexible track belt assembly The soft bottom track assembly of the present invention includes inner pad assemblies, side plate assemblies, and link and cross bolt assemblies. An inner pad assembly includes a multiplicity of longitudinally arranged pads, hingedly attached one to the n... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5944395 | Connector endless track with travelling pad In the case of a connector endless track with travelling pad, the invention aims to guarantee a long service life for the travelling pads (1). The load-bearing surface of the travelling pad (1) on the carriageway is reduced by the engagement of a tooth (2... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5913579 | Crawler A crawler block rubber pad for a crawler which has an endless path of movement and which is used for a vehicle. Links are axially supported and connected by pins in an endless shape, and crawler blocks are attached to outer surfaces of the links. In the c... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5800026 | Elastic-bodied crawler plate and crawler band The present invention is an elastic-bodied crawler plate and crawler band which have a service life substantially equal to that of an integral rubber crawler band and are convenient to replace at the time when damaged or the like. To this end, an elastic-... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5769511 | Crawler track shoe cover for protection of road surfaces A road surface protection cover for covering the metal blade of a crawler track shoe. The cover comprises a main body (1) and a pair of fixtures 3 and 4 to be fixed on the left and right ends of the main body of the cover. In the interior of the main body... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5676436 | Positive drive endless rubber belted track A positive drive endless rubber belted track is adapted to be attached to track links of an endless track link assembly. The particular construction of the core and grousers of the belted track permit the rubber belted track to stretch as it passes over t... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5630657 | Crawler A crawler block rubber pad for a crawler which has an endless path of movement and which is used for a vehicle. Links are axially supported and connected by pins in an endless shape, and crawler blocks are attached to outer surfaces of the links. In the c... | 05/20/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5078454 | Wheel or endless track A ground engaging apparatus in the form of a wheel for a vehicle, comprising a rim (11) and a plurality of ground engaging elements (13) mounted on the rim. Each ground engaging element (13) comprises a hollow body (31) having an inner face (32) in engage... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4892365 | Track unit for use in a vehicle track assembly The invention is a double pin track unit comprising a track body, two bores extending transversely through the body, a track pin within each bore extending the length of each bore, links keyed to the pins and extending radially from the bores, sleeves key... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4871216 | Hollow pin assembly for shoe assembly of track laying vehicle An endless track (52) for a track laying vehicle has a construction that facilitates replacement and repair of track components as well as providing an extended lifetime of use as compared to conventional vehicle tracks. The components of the track which ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4842345 | Track link adhesion pad assembly An adhesion pad assembly for tracked vehicles includes a resilient adhesion pad having a ground engageable face, the pad being laterally confined by an encasement having side walls of a material having greater tear strength and less abrasion resistance th... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4765695 | Center guide for shoe assembly of track laying vehicle An endless track (52) for a track laying vehicle has a construction that facilitates replacement and repair of track components as well as providing an extended lifetime of use as compared to conventional vehicle tracks. The components of the track which ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765694 | Replaceable road pad for track shoe of track laying vehicle An endless track (52) for a track laying vehicle has a construction that facilitates replacement and repair of track components as well as providing an extended lifetime of use as compared to conventional vehicle tracks. The components of the track which ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4752105 | Vehicle traction A resiliently flexible endless articulated track member for a vehicle includes a series of transverse track elements held together bead-fashion in abutting relationship under compression by a plurality of tensile core elements under tension. The said trac... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4694556 | Track tread The invention disclosed is that prefabricated wear pads are applied to the track link bodies of tracked vehicles by inserting projections of the pads through apertures in the link body from one side of the apertures and locking means co-acts with the proj... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4611860 | Track section having cooperating flexor, link and grouser design for reducing stress The respective ends of the link and grouser of a track link section are shaped so that an enlarged middle portion of a flexor extending between adjacent track link sections is embraced by the link and grouser ends in such a way that the radius of flexure ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4586757 | Track shoe for treaded vehicles Chain links of endless treads of heavy-duty vehicles are fitted with respective track shoes each having a frustopyramidal body of elastomeric material reinforced by steel profiles, i.e. a rectangular base plate rigid with an upstanding rib embedded in the... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4482193 | Roadable track assembly A roadable track assembly (12) includes a plurality of track shoes (14) having a roadable grouser (20) bar attached to each shoe (14). The grouser bar (20) is of a size, shape, and material to provide good penetration and traction in most soils and also p... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4470641 | Laminated track pad for tracked vehicles In a tracked vehicle, especially a military vehicle, it is proposed to coruct individual track pads so that their terrain-engagement surfaces are formed by a series of laminations; individual laminations have their mating surfaces bonded together to inte... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4469379 | Flexible belt with tread to aid turning A tread for a tracked vehicle comprises a continuous, flexible base member formed into a track loop having inside and outside surfaces. A plurality of tread elements project outwardly from the base member, with each of said tread elements having the form ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4461516 | Track pad reinforcement There is disclosed an improved track shoe for use on an endless track vehe, e.g., a military tank. The shoe includes an elastomeric pad equipped with an endless reinforcement band encircling the exposed peripheral edge surface of the elastomer to prevent... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4448273 | Endless track attachment for a vehicle A shaft 12 is secured to and is rotatable with a wheel hub of a vehicle. A sprocket wheel 22 is secured to and rotates with the shaft 12 and has evenly spaced apart, tooth-receiving sockets 28 at its periphery. The shaft 12 is mounted on the upper portion... | 05/15/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4444441 | Track link for a tracked vehicle A track link is provided with a slideway (13) in which a steel or nylon load bearing shell (18) bonded to a rubber road engagement pad (17) can be speedily engaged. The load bearing shell has a bowed cross-sectional configuration which extends laterally i... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4390214 | Crawler track structure having wear surface A track structure for a crawler track of a crawler vehicle, a crawler track employing such a track structure, and method of making the track structure are provided wherein the track structure comprises an ultra high molecular weight polymeric material hav... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4303278 | Elastic base plate for track chains of track chain type vehicles Base plate of track chains of track chain type vehicles for the use on less favorable load supporting ground conditions, said base plate being connectable by means of screw bolts or the like with the chain brackets of the track chain; with a counter suppo... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4262972 | Crawler track for tracked vehicles An articulated crawler track comprises track links having forward and rear edges and a width dimension extending transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the track and at least two drag links provided between the forward edge of each track link and the... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4116498 | Track construction for tracked land vehicles such as tanks A track construction is provided for tracked vehicles such as tanks which comprise alternate track members and connection members which are connected together by transverse connecting pins. The track members comprise first and second spaced, parallel sets... | 09/26/1978 |
