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Band track with fiber reinforced living hinges

US11807292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

Robert James Hart · Frisco, US
Andrew Quintin Smail · Shelby Charter Township, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D55/28
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A band track including a band having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side face, and a second side face; a plurality of teeth extending from the inner surface and spaced apart circumferentially around the inner surface; a plurality of lugs extending from the outer surface and each spaced a distance apart circumferentially around the outer surface; a plurality of living hinges defined within the band circumferentially between each of the plurality of teeth; and at least one fiber-reinforcement disposed circumferentially within a neutral plane of the plurality of living hinges and a method of making the same.

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