Wheel substitutes for land vehicles – Endless belt having nonmetallic track or tread – Track formed of endless flexible belt
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-18
2009-08-25
Bellinger, Jason R (Department: 3617)
Wheel substitutes for land vehicles
Endless belt having nonmetallic track or tread
Track formed of endless flexible belt
C305S166000, C305S169000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07578565
ABSTRACT:
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 circumferential direction thereof. The belt main body has escape recesses formed therein. A wheel has projections arranged at even intervals in a circumferential direction on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The projections are adapted to be engaged with the engagement holes of the steel belt and at the same time to enter the escape recesses of the belt main body.
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Hirose Shigeo
Tsukui Shingo
Bellinger Jason R
Osha • Liang LLP
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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