Vehicle track shoe pad
US11136078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D55/275
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In some examples, a shoe pad for a grouser of a vehicle track defines a slot configured to receive a bracket that is configured to attach the shoe pad to a grouser. For example, a first arm of a bracket may be inserted into the slot and a second arm of the bracket may be configured to contact an interior side of a grouser of a vehicle track to attach the shoe pad to the grouser. In some examples, the shoe pad and the bracket may be held to the grouser with the aid of a bolt, which bolt may not extend through the grouser, but, rather, may merely engage with an exterior side of the grouser. In this way, the shoe pad may be able to be attached to a grouser without requiring one or more holes to be present in the grouser, while still providing a relatively tight fit with the grouser the shoe pad is configured to cover.
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