Wheel substitutes for land vehicles inventions 03/07

20070063583 - Crawlertrack for a ski trail grooming machine and production method: A crawlertrack for a ski trail grooming machine comprises a number of parallel belts joined to one another by cross members. Each belt is made of an elastomer reinforced by a textile carcass. The belt has a row of holes for attaching the cross member. The supporting warp threads of... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070063584 - Snowmobile traction band: The invention relates to an improved traction band for use on a tracked vehicle and more particularly, on a snowmobile. The traction band is made of rubber and comprises a central portion and two opposite lateral portions. Each lateral portion is separated from the central portion by a row of... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20070063585 - Traction band for use with a snowmobile: This invention relates to a traction band for use with a snowmobile or the like and more particularly, to a traction band of reduced weight but as efficient as a regular traction band. The improved traction band comprises a longitudinal flexible body having a width defined by two side surfaces,... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20070057575 - Vertical idler adjuster for track-type work machine: The present disclosure provides a track-type work machine including a vertical idler adjuster, a track-type work machine including a roller frame and an idler mounted proximate an end of the roller frame. The idler includes an idler shaft, and at least one support block supports the idler shaft. One or... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20070052292 - Traction stud mount and method of manufacture: A stud mount for detachably mounting a traction stud to a snowmobile track assembly including an endless drive belt having at least one laterally extending reinforcing rod embedded in the drive belt. At least one stud mount is secured about the reinforcing rod by way of a mounting head and... Agent: John J. Swartz

20070046100 - Rubber track: A rubber track having improved corrosion resistance along the wheel path provided by a polychloroprene layer operatively affixed to the inner surface of the track. The polychlorprene rubber layer may include a polychloroprene rubber selected from WRT type neoprene, W type neoprene, GRT type neoprene, and blends of WRT type... Agent: Roger D. Emerson, Esq. Brouse Mcdowell