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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:
Jul. 11, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene R Groff, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
305 46 ; 305 54 ;
Abstract
A shoe assembly of a continuous track of a crawler type vehicle has a cover plate and a shoe. The cover plate is of a configuration sufficient for spacing first and second end portions of the cover plate a preselected distance from the shoe in the installed position. Viscoelastic material is positioned between the shoe and the first and second end portions of the cover plate. An elevated seat of one of a middle portion of the cover plate or shoe contacts a middle portion of the other of said cover plate or shoe and maintains said preselected distance.