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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:
Aug. 24, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kennith E Vaughn, Creve Coeur, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
305 12 ;
Abstract
A track-type vehicle, such as a crawler tractor, comprises a pair of endless track assemblies mounted on either side thereof. Each track assembly is entrained over a sprocket and a striker bar is secured on a frame of the vehicle and extends outwardly in close proximity to the sprocket and track assembly for breaking-up material carried by the track assembly thereby.