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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Benjamin Jones, Bartonville, IL (US);
Scott H. Magner, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A track pad may include a base member and a roller path member extending from the base member. The roller path member may include a roller path surface for engaging with a roller of a machine. The roller path member may include a leading side and a trailing side in a direction of travel of the machine. The roller path member may include a hardened region that extends from the roller path surface and a body region adjacent the hardened region. The hardened region may have a greater hardness than the body region. The hardened region may have a uniform depth from the leading side to the trailing side of the roller path member.