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US 10,562,576 B2Granted
Traction stud for endless tracks
OwnerRobert Musselman, Mark Musselmaninventors
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Abstract
A traction stud for endless tracks. The traction stud comprises a base and the base has a center point on a top surface and a center point on a bottom surface. There is an elongated shank rigidly surmounted on the top surface at the center point. The shank has a distal end. The distal end has at least one cutting flute located in it. The shank has a threaded surface. The base has, at the center point of the bottom, a means for torqueing the traction stud.
Claims19
A traction stud for endless tracks, said traction stud comprising:
- i. a base, said base having a top center point on a top surface and a bottom center point on a bottom surface;
- ii. an elongated shank rigidly surmounted on said top surface at said top center point, said shank having a distal end, said distal end having at least one first cutting flute located therein, said shank having a threaded surface;
- iii. a piercing carbide tip inserted in said distal end of said shank said piercing carbide tip having at least one second cutting flute located therein
- iv. said base having at said bottom center point of said bottom, a means for torqueing said traction stud.
1 more element
A threaded cap for use on traction studs for endless tracks, said threaded cap comprising:
- i. a housing, said housing having a first end and a second end, said first end being a hollow opening, and contained within said hollow opening on an interior wall of said housing, bolt threads, said second end being tapered to a distal point;
- wherein there is surmounted on said tapered end, a piercing carbide tip and wherein the piercing carbide tip has at least two cutting flutes in it;
- ii. said bolt threads being configured to conform to a threaded surface of a traction stud for endless tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.