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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1979
Dean W Martin, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
PCT No. PCT/US79/00283 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 30, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 30, 1979 PCT Filed Apr. 30, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/02396 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 13, 1980 A fixture (10) for repairing track links (19) comprises support members (15) having a plurality of locating pins (18) for positioning the links (19) thereon. A plurality of clamping bars (24) each extends through a group of laterally aligned links (19) to secure them in place on the support members (15). In carrying forth the method of this invention, a link assembly is separated into its individual links (19) which are mounted in longitudinally aligned and side-to-side relationship on the fixture (10). The fixture and method of this invention provide for the economical and expeditious repair of the links (19) by compactly mounting the links (19) on the fixture.