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US 4,385,652 AGranted
Endless track construction
OwnerRonald M. Frankinventor
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A plurality of sections are fitted together so that they fit around an uninflated tire and they are fastened together to form a rigid cylinder. The tire is then inflated thus holding the now solid rim or track in position. Each section includes a curved base and a ground-surface engaging projection extending therefrom. The curved base includes a planar plate portion at one end and a trailing jaw portion at the other end. The plate portion of one section engages the jaw portion of the next adjacent section and the jaws are then closed over the plate and a fastener such as a rivet or the like, is placed through the jaws and through the plate thus forming the rigid connection. There is room provided in the engagement of the plate with the jaws to adjust the sections before fastening same so that the desired diameter of the finished rim or track may be obtained.
A substantially cylindrical, endless track assembly engageable around an inflatable tire for use on wheel supported structures such as snowblowers, vehicles and the like;
The invention according to claim 11, 8 or 7 in which said stud includes a screw threaded element engaging through said base and through said apex and being screw threadably engageable with said section to secure said element therein, the distal end of said element extending beyond said apex and being substantially end pointed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.