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Traction device

US9809932B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Caliber, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ernest J. DeLanghe · Burnsville, US
Paul Dathe · Plymouth, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 8, 2015
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60B39/12
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A traction device to engage a track of a tracked vehicle includes spaced apart longitudinal ribs and spaced apart transverse ribs forming a matrix, with at least one longitudinal rib having first gripping elements spaced apart to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a first pitch and at least one other longitudinal rib having second gripping elements spaced apart to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a second pitch. A number of third gripping elements are arranged across a width of each of the transverse ribs, and the transverse ribs are spaced to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a third pitch.

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