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US 11,834,113 B2Granted
Track slide assembly and crawler shoe system
AssigneeL&H Industrial, Inc.
InventorWilliam Howard Schroyer
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Abstract
Specially fabricated wear plugs are designed for selective insertion within machined holes in a track slide, which decrease friction material below the surface of the track slide. The wear plugs decrease friction between adjoining parts of the track slide assembly and reduce wear caused through use of the track slide in various applications. Methods of fabricating the wear plugs are also provided.
Claims18
A track slide assembly, comprising:
- a medial portion comprising a first proximal end and a distal second end;
- the medial portion further comprising a semi-arcuate outer surface extending between the first proximal end and the second distal end, wherein the semi-arcuate outer surface comprises a plurality of machined holes;
- at least one wear plug configured to be inserted and retained within each of the plurality of machined holes, wherein the at least one wear plug comprises a length substantially the same as the depth of the plurality of machined holes;
- wherein the at least one wear plug is inserted and retained within each of the plurality of machined holes such that the at least one wear plug is flush with the semi-arcuate outer surface of the medial portion of the assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.