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US 3,937,530 AGranted
Reversible track link with clamped-on shoe
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorJames R. Sturges
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Abstract
An endless track assembly for a track type vehicle comprises a plurality of symmetrical track links each having a track shoe clamped thereon by a plurality of hook or U-bolts. Upon release of the bolts, the track link may be reversed and the track shoe reattached to an opposite side thereof by the bolts.
Claims8
A track link assembly for an endless track assembly of a track type vehicle comprising
- a track link defining upper and lower rail surfaces hereon,
- means forming a clamping surface on said track link,
- a track shoe disposed on said lower rail surface, and
- clamping means engaging said clamping surface for releasably attaching said track shoe to said track link comprising
- a bolt having a shank thereof extending upwardly through said track shoe and disposed on a side of said track link and an upper clamping end engaging said clamping surface and a nut threadably mounted on a lower end of the shank of said bolt and disposed in abutting relationship with a bottom surface of said track shoe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.