Mobile machine track shoe

US8876227B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

• Robert L. Meyer · Metamora, US
• Mark S. Diekevers · Nashville, US
• Gregory J. Kaufmann · Metamora, US
• William Jay Ulrich, IV · East Peoria, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D55/26
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A mobile machine track shoe includes a ground engaging surface including a first grouser bar and a second grouser bar substantially parallel to the first grouser bar. The track shoe further includes a base opposite the ground engaging surface. The base includes a first relief disposed opposite the first grouser bar, and a second relief disposed opposite the second grouser bar.