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Idler wheel assembly for track-type vehicle

CA 1296374 C · Owner: Caterpillar Inc. · Inventors: Oertley, Thomas Earl

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10-, Abstract of the Disclosure, Idler wheel Assembly for Track-Type Vehicles An idler wheel assembly for a track-type vehicle has a hub member and a plurality of replaceable wear segments positioned around the circumference of the hub. A plurality of U-shaped grooves in the circumferential surface of the hub receive resilient means. The wear segments also fit within the grooves and hold the resilient means in place. A plurality of clamping members encircle the hub, overlap the wear segments, and clamp the resilient means between the wear segments and the grooves as they are secured to the hub. The wear segments are therefore resiliently isolated from the idler hub. Conventional idler …

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  • Granted February 25, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 25, 2009.
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FiledMarch 31, 1989
GrantedFebruary 25, 1992
Term endedFebruary 25, 2009
Patent numberCA 1296374 C
Classification (IPC)B62D55/14 +1 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedMarch 31, 1989Patent grantedFeb 25, 1992Term endedFeb 25, 2009

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