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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
William Baar, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/21 (2006.01); B62D 55/08 (2006.01); B62D 55/20 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B62D 55/088 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/21 (2013.01); B62D 55/08 (2013.01); B62D 55/202 (2013.01); B62D 55/06 (2013.01); B62D 55/0887 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track joint assembly includes a first track chain and a second track chain, and a track pin including a first pin end, a second pin end, and a center section. A track guiding space extends between the first track chain and the second track chain. The center section of the track pin has an enlarged diameter, relative to first and second pin ends, and an outer wear surface exposed to the track guiding space. The outer wear surface may directly contact a rotatable track-engaging element in a ground-engaging track system, such as a sprocket.