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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Inventors:
Forrest Joel Tripp, East Waterboro, ME (US);
Anthony Victor Castro, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
William Edward Mcmaster, Lebanon, ME (US);
Assignee:
Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/30 (2006.01); B62D 55/104 (2006.01); B62D 55/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/30 (2013.01); B62D 55/104 (2013.01); B62D 55/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track tensioning mechanism and method includes a bracket assembly coupled to an axle of a tensioner wheel configured to engage a track to be tensioned. The bracket assembly has its own axle, which is configured to rotatably engage with a body of the vehicle. The axle of the bracket assembly is laterally offset from the axle of the tensioner wheel, enabling the track to be loosened or tightened by rotating the bracket assembly about its own axle between first and second positions.