Endless elastomeric track with corrosion resistant cables
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsPaul John Peterson, Katherine Ann Folk
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Abstract
This invention relates to annular or endless elastomeric track 10 for use in vehicles for civil engineering, construction works and agricultural works. The track 10 has a thin belt 20 which includes a primary table 59 made of corrosion resistant galvanized steel. The track 10 further has a plurality of spaced rubber traction tread lugs 30, on the outer surface oriented generally inclined, transverse or substantially perpendicular to the circumferential direction and guide lugs 32 on the internal surface 31.
Claims8
An endless elastomeric track having guide lugs on the inner circumference and rubber tread lugs on the outer circumference and a thin band continuously extending in the circumferential direction, the thin band having an exterior peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface, the track comprising at least one primary cable of galvanized steel circumferentially reinforcing the thin band.
An endless elastomeric track having guide lugs on the inner circumference and rubber tread lugs on the outer circumference and a thin band continuously extending in the circumferential direction, the thin band having an exterior peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface, the track comprising a belt reinforcing structure having two or more cross plies reinforced by cords of galvanized steel circumferentially reinforcing the thin band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.