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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Roger Lee Recker, Dunlap, IL (US);
Donovan Stuart Clarke, East Peoria, IL (US);
Eric Bernard Weisbruch, Edwards, IL (US);
Kevin Lee Steiner, Tremont, IL (US);
Jianjun Wang, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A ground-engaging track includes a track chain formed of standard links and at least one master link. The master link include a first half link and a second half link, clamped together by way of a forward bolt and a rearward bolt. Clamping surfaces of the first half link and the second half link form a first tooth set and a second tooth set, respectively, which may include a total of 2 or 3 full teeth and tooth roots, confined in distribution between a forward bolt hole and a rearward bolt hole.