Wheeled vehicle support apparatus
OwnerRobert W. Forsythinventor
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Abstract
A wheeled vehicle flotation augmentation device is disclosed herein having at least elongated segments releasably connected together in a continuous and endless series of track block guides so as to form a circular tread about the periphery of a single wheel of the vehicle. The plurality of track block guides in the series are hingably coupled together and the adjacent ends of each segment of track block guides are joined by releasable pins. Each track block guide includes a flat base having outwardly projecting and spaced apart side horns which are separated by the wheel of the vehicle. The terminating tips of the side horns are rounded to aid in projecting a load bearing track block beyond full tire contact and so provide increased ground contact length or aspect ratio in soft-soil or snow environments.
Claims6
A wheeled vehicle support apparatus comprising:
- at least three elongated tread segments;
- means detachably connecting adjacent ends of said tread segments together to provide a continuous and endless circular tread;
- each of said tread segments having a plurality of individual track block members hingably coupled together;
- each of said track block members having ground engaging means on its exterior surface and a tire engaging means on its internal contact surface;
- each of said track block members is of U-shaped cross section having a flat base with upright spaced apart guide horns;
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- each of said track block members includes an internal contact surface configured with a pair of cone-shaped masses having opposing apexes terminating at the center line vertex.
A wheeled vehicle support apparatus comprising:
- at least three elongated tread segments;
- means detachably connecting adjacent ends of said tread segments together to provide a continuous and endless circular tread;
- each of said tread segments having a plurality of individual track block members hingably coupled together;
- each of said track block members having ground engaging means on its exterior surface and a tire engaging means on its internal contact surface;
- each of said track block members is of inverted T-cross section having a flat base with a single guide horn occupying the void between a dual wheel arrangement;
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- each of said track block members includes an internal contact surface configured with a pair of cone-shaped masses having opposing apexes terminating at the center line vertex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.