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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1976
John R Bauer, North Canton, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An elongated resilient sealing strip for sealing the space between a pair of adjacent articulated traction shoes of a removable track for tires having a flexible belt on which the shoes are mounted. The sealing strip has a base with edge portions located between the shoes and belt. In addition, a rib extends from the base into engagement with the surface of at least one of the shoes. The sealing strip may have an edge portion clamped between one of the shoes and the belt, or an edge portion may be adhered to a surface of one of the traction shoes. The rib may extend from the base at an angle to the belt-engaging surface and having a sealing edge engageable with the surface of one of the shoes.