Polyurethane wear pad

Abstract

In some embodiments, a wear pad comprises a polyurethane pad, a reinforcing member, and at least one first fastener. The polyurethane pad may have a first surface region that is adapted to engage a contact patch between the polyurethane pad and a ground region, the first surface region having a first area. The reinforcing member may be at least partially embedded within the polyurethane pad and have a second surface region that faces the first surface region and to which polyurethane of the polyurethane pad is bonded, wherein a second area of the second surface region is greater than fifty percent of the first area. The at least one first fastener may be associated with the reinforcing member and may be adapted to engage at least one second fastener associated with a grouser plate of a track-type vehicle so as to secure the wear pad to the grouser plate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.