Logan Manufacturing Company

Lmc Operating Corp.

M Elmer James

Micheal G Beeley

Dennis Craghead

A cleat assembly for an endless track vehicle, wherein the grouser is retained upon the flexible belt by a clamping assembly which contacts the grouser in a single longitudinal line, substantially eliminating all bending forces in the cleat retaining bolts, so that stresses are maintained below the fatigue limits of the bolt material.

Cleat retaining assembly for vehicle endless track

A tracked vehicle (10) propelled by a pair of direct current electric motors (35) operating through a power train to a pair of endless tracks (11). Each power train operates a track drive sprocket (14) through a state of the art torque hub. Electric energy is applied to the motors from a battery pack (13) carried by the vehicle, acting in conjunction with a power control and distribution unit which directs the electrical energy from the batteries as needed. Braking of forward motion of the vehicle is accomplished in part by regenerative use of the motors, each as a generator feeding electricity back to the battery pack and consequently braking the vehicle's motion by the resistance of rotation of the armature rotor.

Battery operated tracked vehicle

A flexible belt assembly for the endless track of an off-road vehicle reinforced by longitudinal cables vulcanized within a rubberlike cover. A grouser clamping plate is similarly vulcanized into the cover, with laterally extending ends to which the grousers are bolted, so that no cleat mounting holes are required through the flexible belt itself, excluding all water and ice from the interior of the belt to increase its longevity. The belt construction is energy efficient in that it is of increased flexibility over previous fabric reinforced belt designs.

Water sealed, cable reinforced vehicle endless track and cleat assembly

The cleat assembly for the endless track of a vehicle, having a mounting bolt and nut combination wherein the threaded portion of the bolt is located remotely from the area of bending failure responsible for bolt fracture and cleat failure. An elongate bolt is used with threads at its ends remote from the belt, in combination with a nut having an unthreaded bore with threads only at one end thereof, the nut spanning from the bolt threads to bear upon the grouser.

Cleat retaining bolt and nut for vehicle endless track

A cleat assembly for an endless track vehicle, wherein the mounting nuts are retained and carried by an elongate member spaced apart to receive the mounting bolts, so that a single workman may install or remove the cleat assembly from the endless belt, and so that the cleat may utilize a closed box design of great strength and rigidity.

Not retaining cleat for vehicle endless track

A continuous track drive sprocket wheel for snow traversing vehicles being adapted to reduce track instability and improve track retention upon the vehicles. The sprocket wheel has an enlarged toothed flange providing improved guiding contact with the grousers and utilizing contact with typical tire guides to increase belt stability and reduce grouser and belt stresses, as well as to increase sprocket wheel durability.

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Mendon, UT, United States of America

M Elmer James