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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Inventors:
Michael Howe, Limerick, ME (US);
Zachary Edward Sawyer, Alfred, ME (US);
Jason Wan Xu, Towson, MD (US);
Cote Taylor, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/04 (2006.01); B62D 61/12 (2006.01); B62D 55/02 (2006.01); B62D 55/104 (2006.01); B60D 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/04 (2013.01); B62D 55/02 (2013.01); B62D 61/12 (2013.01); B60D 1/665 (2013.01); B60G 2300/32 (2013.01); B62D 55/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example techniques have been presented for providing tracked vehicles with deployable towing wheels. Such techniques involve a track vehicle having a vehicle body, a track coupled to the vehicle body, and a wheel assembly coupled to the vehicle body. The wheel assembly includes a wheel and is operable to assume a towing position in which at least a portion of the wheel extends below the track and enables the tracked vehicle to be towed on the wheel without the track making ground contact.