Traction stud for a snowmobile belt made of a non-metal material
AssigneeNorthern Freight Brokers, Inc.
InventorSean Harguth
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Abstract
A traction device for mounting on an endless track includes these components: an axial threaded shank with a head at one end, a T-nut with a base and a neck extending from the base, so that the neck is mountable on the shank, with the base at the shank head, a washer plate threadably fastenable on the T-nut on the shank, and a stud threadably mountable on the washer plate on the shank, to fasten the stud to the shank. The endless track is positioned between the T-nut and the back plate, with the shank extending through an opening in the track. A stud for a traction may be metal or nonmetal, such as composite with a metal insert. A paddle is mountable on a plurality of traction device pediments across a width of the track.
Claims17
A traction device for mounting on an endless track comprising:
- an axial threaded shank having a head at one end;
- a T-nut, having a base and a neck extending from the base, the neck mountable on the shank, with the base at the shank head;
- a washer plate threadably fastenable on the T-nut on the shank;
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- a non-metal stud threadably mountable on the washer plate on the shank, to fasten the stud and washer plate to the shank.
A stud for a traction device for mounting on a snowmobile track or the like, wherein the stud is non-metal.
A snowmobile track in combination with a traction device wherein:
- the snowmobile track has a belt with an opening through the belt;
- and the traction device includes:
- an axial threaded shank having a head at one end;
- a T-nut, having a base and a neck extending from the base, the neck mountable on the shank, with the T-nut base at the shank head, the shank and T-nut neck positionable through the opening, with the shank head and T-nut base at an inner belt surface;
- a washer plate threadably mountable on the T-nut on the shank, at an outer belt surface, to fasten the washer plate to the shank;
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- a non-metal stud threadably mountable on the washer plate on the shank, to fasten the stud and washer plate to the shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.