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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Inventors:
Michael Howe, Biddeford, ME (US);
Geoffrey Howe, North Berwick, ME (US);
Assignee:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique for steering a tracked vehicle includes controllably deforming at least a portion of a vehicle's track into a curved shape, causing the vehicle to follow a curve-shaped path as it drives. As the vehicle naturally tends to follow a curved path defined by the track's curvature, steering is accomplished with greatly reduced skidding against the ground.