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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832814 | Snow and debris deflector for a track system A deflector for reducing the ingestion of snow and/or other debris in one of the sprocket wheel and the idler wheel area of a vehicle equipped with endless tracks is provided. The deflector generally comprises a rigid plate associated with the vehicle and positioned... | 11/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7258405 | Tire track A unitary flexible track for converting a wheeled vehicle into a tracked vehicle, the track being provided for mounting in longitudinal direction around at least two successive vehicle tire-wheel assemblies in movement direction of the vehicle, the track having an i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6536851 | Debris stripping apparatus A debris stripping apparatus 64 is provided for an endless track laying work machine 10. The debris stripping apparatus 64 includes a wear bar 66 that protrudes from the outer circumferential surface 56 of the drive wheel 30. During operation the wear bar... | 03/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6089684 | 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... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6019443 | Debris cutter for sprocket drive In a track-driven tractor, stationary cutter blades are fixed to a chassis of the tractor and cooperating rotating cutter blades are fixed to a sprocket hub of the tractor. The cutting blades are operable to cut refuse entrained between the sprocket and t... | 02/01/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5938301 | Track assembly for track laying vehicle or implement A track assembly for a track laying vehicle or implement, such assembly comprising a rotatable hub having a plurality of track support members, each such member having an outwardly curved outer surface; such hub further having an inner suspending and posi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5775447 | Material deflecting assembly for a track assembly During the operation of a track-type machine in abrasive terrain, it is common to have foreign material deposited between the engagement surfaces of a track chain assembly. The presence of this foreign material between these surfaces has been known to gre... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5713644 | Debris cutter for sprocket drive In a track-driven tractor, stationary cutter blades are fixed to a chassis of the tractor and cooperating rotating cutter blades are fixed to a sprocket hub of the tractor. The cutting blades are operable to cut refuse entrained between the sprocket and t... | 02/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5226703 | Idler roller mounting/scraper for track vehicle A mounting bracket is provided for the support or idler rollers for the upper run of a track vehicle. The bracket includes two sets of teeth on opposite sides of the roller in order to scrape and remove mud and debris. Preferably, the bracket includes mou... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5209050 | Mower wheel assembly The present invention relates to the wheel assembly of mowers, particularly to mulching mowers. In the preferred embodiment, each wheel assembly includes a clearing disc sandwiched between a pair of support wheels. The support wheels support the weight of... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4830439 | Separable scraper bar attachment for track-type vehicles A detachable or separable scraper bar attachment for various types of trad vehicles includes first, second, and third generally planar rectangular bar elements which when fixedly interconnected and attached to a vehicle's body frame form a generally U-sh... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4825969 | Wide track vehicle A wide track vehicle with improved skid steering by having a chassis (1) supported upon two independently drivable tracks (2) by side support wheels (3) engaged with each track adjacent the outer edges only. Downwardly projecting rubbing strips (11, 12, 1... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4818040 | Debris stripper A wheeled tractor has a debris stripping plate affixed to the body and extending outwardly therefrom at each axle of the tractor to strip debris from accumulating about the inner portion of the wheel.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4368929 | Sealed track belt arrangement Spaced elastomer ribs cooperating with the outer cylindrical surface of a flexible track belt within the confines of each track shoe site with a sufficient volume of elastomer in each rib will, when a track shoe is attached to the sites, be deformed to in... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4278391 | Protection means for tracks in a track-laying vehicle An assembly for protecting the tracks in a track-laying logging vehicle against impact damage and derailment. The assembly includes, for each track, a bumper located adjacent and extending across the rear of the track, a fender anchored to the bumper and ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4198103 | Differential track assembly for a cable laying machine A track assembly for a vehicle comprising powered wheels at each side, and an endless track sleeved over the wheels on each side having solely a smooth driven surface friction contact with the associated wheels, whereby when the driving torque overcomes t... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4134622 | Scraping apparatus for track-type vehicles A scraping apparatus is provided for a track-type vehicle which has a track with a chain and shoes. The scraping apparatus has first and second scraping elements each having first and second opposed cutting edges. The first scraping element removes foreig... | 01/16/1979 |
| 3976337 | Striker bar for cleaning the tracks of track-type vehicles A track-type vehicle, such as a crawler tractor, comprises a pair of endless track assemblies mounted on either side thereof. Each track assembly is entrained over a sprocket and a striker bar is secured on a frame of the vehicle and extends outwardly in ... | 08/24/1976 |
