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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162410 | Endless elongated member for crawler and crawler unit A crawler belt 20 includes first regions and second regions alternately arranged in a circumferential direction thereof. The first region has at least one first tread lug 25 and the second region has at least one second tread lug 26. The first t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7967398 | Coreless rubber crawler A coreless rubber crawler has a tension body embedded in an endless rubber elastic body in the longitudinal direction thereof, lugs (7) formed at the outer peripheral surface of the elastic body, central projections (2) formed at the center in a width ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7841675 | Lug arrangement for elastic crawler Disclosed is an elastic crawler formed with an elastic material in the shape of an endless track, and used as the wheel for the work vehicle with enhanced reliability and durability. The elastic crawler includes a crawler body formed with an elastic material and hav... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7780247 | Track belt guide wheels assembly An endless belt body for a track assembly, comprising through holes, between traction lugs of the ground-engaging surface thereof, along a length thereof, located in at least one of: i) the central region of a width of the endless belt body, and ii) on the lateral p... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7618102 | Multi-edge traction lug track Treads for a track having at least one face, front or rear, that is uneven due to the presence of steps, indentations, or projections for example, thus providing a multi-edge ground contacting surface. The treads may further have an increasing cross section from a t... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7578565 | Crawler belt, crawler unit and method for manufacturing crawler belt A crawler belt is disclosed herein having an endless steel belt (high-tensile-strength belt) and a belt main body made of rubber and attached around an outer periphery of the steel belt. The steel belt has engagement holes arranged at even intervals in a circumferen... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7434897 | Endless track constructed from vehicle tire Endless tracks constructed from the casing of a vehicle tire by removing the casing sidewalls. The track is installed “as is” over pneumatic tires which are mounted in a frame that allows the axle centerline of the tires to be skewed relative to each other so th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422295 | Traction lugs for snowmobile drive track An endless drive track for a snowmobile is provided with traction lugs that are inclined relative to normal to the track base. When the traction lugs are inclined away from the direction of travel for the track, the traction lugs can compress the snow before engagin... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367637 | Endless track for high speed multi-terrain vehicles The track design for use with a tracked vehicle includes a cantilever cut made down into the outward side of each tread just outboard of the position where the inside of the track contacts the outboard edge of the tread of the outer wheel of each pair of track-suppo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347512 | Powder snow track for snowmobile The present invention provides an endless track belt allowing an enhanced traction of a tracked vehicle over a range of surface conditions, by providing tread on the ground-engaging surface having a top part and a bottom part, the top part being flexible, whereas th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7300119 | Rubber crawler The present invention relates to a rubber crawler including: a joint formed by joining together opposite ends of a crawler body comprising an elastic member shaped like a belt having the opposite ends; and lugs projected at predetermined space intervals along a long... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229141 | Manoeuvrable traction track A one-piece track comprising, along each opposite edge thereof, regions having an accordion-type structure, which allows these regions to have a variable longitudinal length along each opposite edge of the track according to a movement of the tracked vehicle and to ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222651 | Tire for preventing rollover or oversteer of a vehicle A tire for preventing vehicle rollover or oversteer comprises a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewall portions, a tread portion extending between the pair of sidewall portions, and a portion of low friction material positioned along an edge of the tread portion.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201457 | Rubber crawler and crawler traveling equipment Rubber crawler equipment (1) capable of reducing the weight and cost of a rubber crawler, and providing a lightweight and fast drive for tires and crawlers, wherein core members (5) formed of plastic material instead of metal are embedded in a rubber c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185958 | Elastic crawler An elastic crawler having a crawler body formed of a rubber elastic material into an endless belt so that rollers rotatively move on right and left side regions on an inner surface of the crawler body is provided with a reinforcement provided extending outwardly in ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159955 | Traction band and sprocket for vehicles This invention relates to an endless traction band that is used to propel band laying vehicles [i.e., vehicles which use endless traction bands rather than tires to contact the terrain over which they are driven, e.g., tractors, tanks, bulldozers, etc.]. A novel spr... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156474 | Track and drive mechanism for a vehicle A tracked vehicle capable of traversing a variety of surfaces without damaging the surface traversed includes a track having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a pitch line between the inner surface and the outer surface. Driving lugs are attached to the inner ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121636 | Endless track for paving vehicles A drive track is for a wheel train for mobilizing a paving vehicle upon a ground surface, the wheel train including a drive wheel and a bogie wheel. The track includes an endless body disposable about the wheel train and having a driven portion engageable by the dri... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114788 | Angled traction lugs for endless band This invention refers to the traction lugs of reinforced elastomeric endless traction bands, and more particularly to those which are used on heavy vehicles like defense vehicles or for skid steer vehicles. More specifically, the invention relates to traction lugs w... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090433 | Underground cable laying apparatus Presented is an underground cable laying apparatus that leaves virtually no visible scar in the turf under which cable, wire, line, hose, etc. is laid. The apparatus utilizes a pair of angularly displaced turf slicing wheels to slice and separate the turf forming a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083242 | Endless flexible track with reinforcing layers for all-terrain vehicles An endless flexible belt track produced from an elastomer comprises a steel cable (30) spirally wound in the thickness of the belt (12) and outer layers embedded in the thickness of the belt and formed successively from the turns (34) of the cab... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077485 | Rubber crawler A core-less rubber crawler has a guide protrusion protruding from an internal surface of a rubber main body in the shape of an endless belt, and the protrusion extends in the lengthwise direction of the rubber main body at the center with respect to the widthwise di... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063396 | Endless track with various hardnesses for a recreational vehicle An endless track for a recreational vehicle, such as a snowmobile on all-terrain vehicle, is formed of an endless body made of rubber material having a ground engaging side and an inner side, the outer side displaying a series of longitudinally spaced profiles exten... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048343 | Endless elastomeric track with corrosion resistant cables This invention relates to annular or endless elastomeric track 10 for use in vehicles for civil engineering, construction works and agricultural works. The track 10 has a thin belt 20 which includes a primary table 59 made of corrosion re... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048344 | Endless track for a track-propelled vehicle The ground engaging outer side of an endless track of a track-propelled vehicle displays a series of longitudinally spaced profiles which are defined by a central portion and two opposite lateral portions; the rubber material of the lateral portions of the body has ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018005 | Vehicle track providing enhanced steerability A vehicle track includes an endless belt. A plurality of laterally-elongated propulsive lugs and longitudinally-elongated turning lugs extend outwardly from an outer side of the endless belt. The propulsive lugs provide substantially longitudinally facing surfaces t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014279 | Elastic flat tread The present invention is an elastic flat tread which can prevent an elastic solid from cracking even if the vehicle runs on a protruding object during traveling. For this purpose, the elastic flat tread is provided with any core (1, 11, 115) of a core (1, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6942305 | Elastic crawler An elastic crawler having a crawler body formed of a rubber elastic material into an endless belt so that rollers rotatively move on right and left side regions in an inner surface of the crawler body is provided with a reinforcement rising in a thickness direction ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935708 | Track for all terrain vehicle A track for a vehicle travelling on all terrain, especially those displaying ruts, is formed of an endless longitudinal body displaying a series of longitudinally spaced drive lugs on its inner surface and a series of longitudinally spaced profiles on its outer surf... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932442 | Elastic-bodied crawler An elastic-bodied crawler, in which damages, such as local wear, coming-off of driven projections and the like in use, are prevented from being brought about, and frictional resistance is decreased at engaging portions to provide for durability, comprises a body wit... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923515 | Low noise track profile A track for a tracked vehicle, consisting of a track substrate. Terrain lugs are distributed about the circumference the track substrate on its outer surface. Drive profiles, each consisting of at least one drive lug arranged across the width of the track substrate,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913330 | Endless track and a manufacturing method thereof An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905182 | Elastic crawler An elastic crawler has a crawler body formed like an endless belt out of an elastic material, a plurality of driving projections provided on an inner circumferential surface of the crawler body with a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction thereof, and... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6869153 | Track and track assembly for a track laying vehicle A track assembly for moving a vehicle which includes a track having lugs including both drive and guide portions on its inner surface. The guide portions substantially abut against the track rollers of the assembly. Such abutment maintains alignment of the track bet... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6840588 | Non-repeating sequence of profiles This invention relates to an endless traction band that is used to propel snowmobiles and more particularly, to an improved ground-engaging side of the traction band, which helps reduce the noise and vibration levels during the operation of the snowmobile. The vario... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832820 | Core bar of elastic body track shoe It is possible to achieve a light structure by making a part of a core bar thin and to prevent an elastic body from strain deforming by a smooth rib reinforcing portion from which an edge portion of the core bar does not protrude. It is possible to achieve a strengt... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805311 | Track drive for a mobile irrigation system A track drive system for a mobile irrigation system adapts to either centrally pivoted circular or linear mobile systems, as desired. A first embodiment has a single drive wheel with opposed first and second end guide wheels, surrounded by a single narrow track. A s... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6799815 | Cold environment endless rubber track and vehicle containing such track The invention relates to an endless vehicular rubber track designed for extreme cold temperature working environment. The invention particularly relates to such track having a combination of tread, supporting carcass and guide lug components of rubber compositions i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6769746 | Endless two part rubber track comprised of polyurethane based tread component and rubber carcass component and vehicle containing such track The invention relates to a two part endless vehicular rubber track comprised of a polyurethane based tread component and a rubber carcass component. In one aspect, the tread component may be comprised of a sulfur curable polyurethane or blend of sulfur curable polyu... | 08/03/2004 |
