Wheel of a track assembly of a tracked vehicle

A track assembly for providing traction to a tracked vehicle, the track assembly comprising a plurality of wheels and an endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels, the endless track comprising an inner side for facing the plurality of wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the plurality of wheels including a drive wheel for driving the endless track, a given wheel of the plurality of wheels comprising:

• a wheel body comprising a hub portion, a rim portion, and a radially-extending portion between the hub portion and the rim portion, the wheel body comprising a wheel body material;
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• a covering on the wheel body, the covering contacting the inner side of the endless track, the covering comprising a covering material different from the wheel body material, the wheel body and the covering being mechanically interlocked.

A wheel for a track assembly of a tracked vehicle, the wheel in use being one of a plurality of wheels of the track assembly, the track assembly comprising an endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels, the endless track comprising an inner side for facing the plurality of wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the wheel comprising:

• a wheel body comprising a hub portion, a rim portion, and a radially-extending portion between the hub portion and the rim portion, the wheel body comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite one another and a peripheral side between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the wheel body comprising a wheel body material;
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• a covering on the wheel body, the covering in use contacting the inner side of the endless track, the covering comprising a covering material different from the wheel body material, the covering comprising a peripheral portion covering at least part of the peripheral side of the wheel body and a lateral portion covering at least part of the first lateral side of the wheel body.

A track assembly for providing traction to a tracked vehicle, the track assembly comprising a plurality of wheels and an endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels, the endless track comprising an inner side for facing the plurality of wheels and a ground-engaging outer side for engaging the ground, the plurality of wheels including a drive wheel for driving the endless track, a given wheel of the plurality of wheels comprising:

• a wheel body comprising a hub portion, a rim portion, and a radially-extending portion between the hub portion and the rim portion, the wheel body comprising a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite one another and a peripheral side between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the wheel body comprising a wheel body material;
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• a covering on the wheel body, the covering in use contacting the inner side of the endless track, the covering comprising a covering material different from the wheel body material, the covering comprising a peripheral portion covering at least part of the peripheral side of the wheel body and a lateral portion covering at least part of the first lateral side of the wheel body.