Wheel substitutes for land vehicles – Tracks or treads – With detachable grouser for endless chain track
Patent
1995-03-08
1998-05-12
Stormer, Russell D.
Wheel substitutes for land vehicles
Tracks or treads
With detachable grouser for endless chain track
305187, 305201, B62D 5520
Patent
active
057496358
ABSTRACT:
A reversible endless track 10 engages a drive sprocket 12 and track rollers 14 of a track type vehicle. The endless track 10 has a plurality of track link assemblies 16 that includes a symmetrical track link 20, wear bars 22 with rail surfaces 24, and track shoes 26. The track link has a central relief port 30. An upper and lower wear bar 22 are slidably mounted onto the upper and lower surfaces 32 and 34 of the track link forming a mortise joint 50. A pair of plow bolts 54 pass through a respective aperture 56 in the wear bar 22 and extend through the entire assembly. The bolts have extending threaded ends 55 that engage an acorn nut 60 in its threaded receptacle 62 to affix track shoe 26 thereon. The head surface 66 of the bolt 54 is flush with the rail surface 24 of the wear bar 22.
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