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Track-type vehicle wheel cleaning apparatus

CA 1101911 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Christensen, Jon C.; Boggs, Roger L.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A wheel has a hub and a rim connected to the hub. Teeth are positioned on the outer surface of the rim and arcuately spaced one from the other by a root area. The root areas have an outer periphery and define a root diameter. The wheel has an annular opening in communication with said outer periphery of the root areas. A hoop having an outside diameter greater than the root diameter is positioned in the annular opening for movement in response to operation of the wheel and cleaning of material from the root areas in response to the movement.

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  • Granted May 26, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 26, 1998.
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FiledMarch 29, 1979
GrantedMay 26, 1981
Term endedMay 26, 1998
Patent numberCA 1101911 A
Classification (IPC)B62D55/08 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedMarch 29, 1979Patent grantedMay 26, 1981Term endedMay 26, 1998

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