Wheel substitutes for land vehicles – Endless belt having nonmetallic track or tread – Track formed of endless flexible belt
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Stormer, Russell D. (Department: 3617)
Wheel substitutes for land vehicles
Endless belt having nonmetallic track or tread
Track formed of endless flexible belt
C305S167000, C305S177000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07014279
ABSTRACT:
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, 11) attached to a link (6) and a core (115) attached to a metal plate (9A) which is attached to a link (8), and end portions (1a, 1b; 11a, 11h; 115a, 115b) in a longitudinal direction of the aforesaid any core (1, 11, 115) are bent toward the side not in contact with the around.
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Hori Kazutoshi
Tagawa Tomihiro
Taira Kenji
Watanabe Hiroaki
Yamamoto Teiji
Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Komatsu Limited
Stormer Russell D.
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