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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:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
George N LaCasse, Holyoke, MA (US);
Assignee:
Worthington Compressors, Inc., Holyoke, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180-952 ; 173 22 ; 280-611 ;
Abstract
A track type vehicle having pivotable A-frame members and a walking beam structure to permit oscillation of one track relative to the other is equipped with a pair of single acting hydraulic cylinders, each of which is connected between the main frame of the vehicle and one of the track assembly. The cylinders are interconnected by a line having a selector valve. The valve is opened to permit transfer of fluid between the cylinders to permit relative oscillation of the tracks, and the valve is closed to prevent transfer of fluid between cylinders when it is desired to prevent oscillation of the tracks.