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Snowmobile track belt

US6494548B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2001
Grant dateDec 17, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D55/244
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a snowmobile endless track belt of the type having a body made of an elastomeric material, an outer surface for contact with the ground and an inner surface provided with lugs for engagement with the snowmobile driving system and with at least one endless pathway that contacts a corresponding slide rail of the snowmobile suspension. The elastomeric material, in at least the area which is contacted by the slide rail, is composed of rubber and of a lubricating material so that friction generated between the slide rail and a driven belt is greatly reduced by the presence of such lubricating material in the elastomeric material.

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