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US 4,396,233 AGranted
Track for rope vehicle
AssigneeHer Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence
InventorWilliam F. Slaght
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Abstract
An endless track particularly useful in conjunction with a light-weight track vehicle. The novel track includes endless belt and a plurality of cleats fastened to and spaced about the endless belt. The cleats include rollers to provide the vehicle with agility, ease of operation and reduced turning power.
Claims9
An endless track for a track vehicle, comprising:
- endless belt means;
- and
- a plurality of cleat means fastened to and spaced about said endless belt means, each of said cleat means including roller means oriented for rotation about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said endless belt and traction increasing elastomeric pad means mounted transversely and forwardly of said roller means, said endless belt means comprising an inner layer of hook-loop-type fasteners and an outer layer bonded thereto, said outer layer including a length of a suitable strong flexible material and a short length of complementary hook-loop-type fasteners, said inner and outer layers being the same length, wherein the opposing free ends of said bonded layers are overlapped to connect said hook-loop-type portions to form said endless belt means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.