Wheel substitutes for land vehicles inventions

20080164754 - Debris deflecting device: This invention relates to a device to deflect debris and to reduce the accumulation thereof in the guide lug receiving space defined between the inner and outer portions of a wheel of a tracked vehicle. The device generally comprises a resilient band structure having a loop or collar portion partially... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20080164755 - Structure of coreless crawler: The present invention provides a structure of a coreless crawler comprising: main cords that are embedded in rows in a longitudinal direction of the crawler, two layers of bias cords (a, b) that are embedded at an outer peripheral side of the main cords, bias cords (c) that are laid... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080164756 - Track: In a track with a rotatable bushing which is brought into engagement with a sprocket of a track-type vehicle, it is intended that strength is enhanced rationally by link functionality sharing and by combination of such assigned functional tasks for achieving further improvements in rotatable bushing function. To this end,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080157588 - Track shoe having integral, trapezoid-shaped teeth: A track shoe for connection to a chain link is disclosed. The track shoe may have a generally planar base portion configured to span two opposing elements of the chain link. The base portion may have a leading edge, a trailing edge, and opposing side edges connecting the leading and... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080150355 - Snow and debris deflector for a track system: A deflector for reducing the ingestion of snow and/or other debris in one of the sprocket wheel and the idler wheel area of a vehicle equipped with endless tracks is provided. The deflector generally comprises a rigid plate associated with the vehicle and positioned near the sprocket wheel or the... Agent: Brouillette & Partners