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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Glen Raymond Simula, Hancock, MI (US);
Craig Floyd Hughes, Hancock, MI (US);
Glen Raymond Simula, Hancock, MI (US);
Craig Floyd Hughes, Hancock, MI (US);
GSE Technologies, LLC, Houghton, MI (US);
Abstract
A roller element bearingtrack bushing system embodiment for track link assembliescapable of being used on a vehiclehaving an endless track. Each track link assemblyhas a track shoe assemblydefining a front pin boreand a rear pin bore. Each track link assemblyhas a front pinat least partially disposed within the front pin bore, and a rear pinat least partially disposed within the rear pin bore. The embodiment discloses at least one roller element bearingdisposed within the front pin borearound a portion of the front pin, at least one roller element bearingdisposed within the rear pin borearound a portion of the rear pin. The roller element bearingscooperate to prolong the useful life of the track link assembly