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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:
Dec. 18, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Fass, Ennepetal, DE;
Hansjoachim Brunn, Damme, DE;
Assignee:
Firma Intertrac Viehmann & Co., Gevelsberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 84 ; 277 92 ; 305 11 ;
Abstract
A seal assembly for the pivot of a track of a tracklaying vehicle comprises an annular U-section nonmetallic and elastomeric seal and a metallic load ring received in the groove formed between the sides of the seal which bear in turn on a pair of axially confronting flanks of a pair of relatively pivotal members each belonging to a respective track segment. The metallic load ring has a pair of sides each bearing axially against a respective surface of a respective side of the seal and is received between the sides of the seal. This load ring may be of U-section, or may be constituted by a pair of oppositely dished metal washers.