International Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.

James R Musselman

Robert S Musselman

Mark Musselman

Brian D Musselman

A traction stud and method of making and mounting a one-piece traction stud having a mounting end, a ground engaging end and an intermediate section therebetween which has an outer surface that flares radially outwardly in an axially outward direction to provide a self locking surface for detachably locking the stud to a snowmobile track. A stud mount is provided for mounting the stud on a snowmobile track including a threaded cylinder for threadedly receiving the threaded mounting end of the stud and a skirt, which radially outwardly flares in axially outer direction, to provide an internal self locking bearing surface against which the tapered surface on the traction stud bears to detachably lock the stud to the drive track. The stud mount is embedded in the track and may include a hollow transverse mounting head which is disposed on a reinforcing bar that is embedded in the track.

Tapered traction stud, stud mount and method of making and mounting

A one-piece stud mount for mounting a traction stud on a reinforcing rod adapted to be embedded in a yieldable drive track. The stud mount includes an elongated, stud receiving receptacle having a threaded opening therein for threadedly receiving a traction stud and a transversely disposed head defining an aperture which has a shape complemental to the shape of the rod for slidably receiving the rod prior to the molding of the track. The invention contemplates a method of manufacturing the stud mount and mounting the stud mount on a track reinforcing bar. The invention also contemplates a method of manufacturing a track in which the stud mount is embedded after being mounted on a reinforcing rod which is also embedded in the track.

Traction stud mount and method of manufacturing and mounting

Tapered traction stud

A stud for snowmobiles and the like including an elongate shank and an integral, transversely disposed head. The shank may be mounted in an aperture provided in an endless snowmobile drive track with the head engaging one side of the snowmobile track. A fastener is detachably mounted on the shank for engaging the opposite side of the track. The head includes a concavo-convex flange having a concave inner surface for radially inwardly urging a portion of the track which is adjacent the shank and which is axially displaced when the head is mounted on the track. The head also includes an axially outer surface having an axially inwardly extending, central recess having a radius of curvature which matches the radius of the snowmobile track drive wheels.

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Hope, MI, United States of America

James R Musselman