Wheel substitutes for land vehicles inventions 08/09

20090212623 - Adaptable traction system of a vehicle: A traction system for a vehicle has a support frame that defines a circular track belt support that is revolvable about an axis at its center, a flexible track belt; and a track belt stretching assembly comprising one or more track belt stretching rollers. The system has one traction configuration... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090212624 - Track chain assembly: A track link is provided for use with a track chain assembly. Each track link is provided with a mounting plate attached to its ground-engaging side, a track plate adapted to contiguously engage the mounting plate, and a removable fastening device to secure the track plate to the mounting plate.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090206655 - Clawler without steel cores: The present invention relates to a crawler without steel cores (hereinafter referred to as “coreless crawler”), which is used for transporting means of caterpillar vehicles for construction, civil engineering, agricultural use or the like. More particularly, this invention relates to a coreless crawler, in which a first and second separation... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090200859 - Debris guard for track roller frame and machine using same: A tracked machine may be equipped with a debris guard in order to inhibit entry of debris from an exterior to an interior of a track roller frame. An idler, track roller frame, track and debris guard may be configured to create a difficult to traverse serpentine debris entry pathway... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090200860 - Drive tumbler and track drive for mobile vehicles, including lift cranes: A combination of a drive tumbler and a track includes a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and a plurality of driven surfaces. The track is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are in contact with the drive tumbler. The drive... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/utah Utah Office

20090200861 - Track tensioning system for mobile vehicles, including lift cranes: A crawler has a track tensioning system. The crawler includes a crawler frame having a bottom; at least one drive tumbler supported on the frame; a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/utah Utah Office

20090200862 - Idler recoil assembly and machine using same: A track type tractor includes a modular track roller frame made up of easily assembled sub-components. Among these sub-components are an idler recoil assembly that may be slide into, and then fastened to a housing as a unit to create a track roller frame assembly. The idler recoil assembly includes... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090200863 - Coreless rubber crawler track: A coreless rubber crawler track has an endless rubber elastic body (1), steel cords (3) embedded in the longitudinal direction of the elastic body, rubber protrusions (2) formed at a constant interval from the inner peripheral surface toward the longitudinal direction of the elastic body, and rubber lugs formed on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090200859 - Debris guard for track roller frame and machine using same: A tracked machine may be equipped with a debris guard in order to inhibit entry of debris from an exterior to an interior of a track roller frame. An idler, track roller frame, track and debris guard may be configured to create a difficult to traverse serpentine debris entry pathway... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090200860 - Drive tumbler and track drive for mobile vehicles, including lift cranes: A combination of a drive tumbler and a track includes a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and a plurality of driven surfaces. The track is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are in contact with the drive tumbler. The drive... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/utah Utah Office

20090200861 - Track tensioning system for mobile vehicles, including lift cranes: A crawler has a track tensioning system. The crawler includes a crawler frame having a bottom; at least one drive tumbler supported on the frame; a track made of a plurality of connected track shoes and is wrapped around the drive tumbler so that a plurality of the shoes are... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/utah Utah Office

20090200862 - Idler recoil assembly and machine using same: A track type tractor includes a modular track roller frame made up of easily assembled sub-components. Among these sub-components are an idler recoil assembly that may be slide into, and then fastened to a housing as a unit to create a track roller frame assembly. The idler recoil assembly includes... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090200863 - Coreless rubber crawler track: A coreless rubber crawler track has an endless rubber elastic body (1), steel cords (3) embedded in the longitudinal direction of the elastic body, rubber protrusions (2) formed at a constant interval from the inner peripheral surface toward the longitudinal direction of the elastic body, and rubber lugs formed on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090195061 - Endless track: An elastomeric endless track for use on tracked vehicles or with wheel replacing traction assemblies is provided. The track generally comprises a ground-engaging outer surface provided with traction lugs generally disposed longitudinally according to a traction lug pitch, and a wheel-engaging inner surface provided with drive lugs disposed longitudinally according... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20090195062 - Coreless rubber crawler and traveling device: The present invention provides a rubber crawler in which tooth skipping does not occur even if a large load acts on a rubber protrusion (5), and in which surface pressure on the rubber protrusion (5) is reduced. The coreless rubber crawler includes an endless rubber elastic body, a tensile material... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC