Patent ID: 11912355
Assignee: QUANTA ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method of modifying an apparatus for traction of an endless track of an endless track vehicle, comprising the steps of:
mounting a first cleat/bolt to a track cleat, wherein a body of the track cleat defines a first bore having a first counterbore, and seating a first cleat/bolt head within the first counterbore;
mounting a second cleat/bolt to the track cleat, wherein the body of the track cleat defines a second bore having second counterbore, and seating a second cleat/bolt head within the second counterbore;
for non-slippery condition positioning, mounting the track cleat onto a mating channel of the endless track of the endless track vehicle;
for slippery condition positioning, dismounting the track cleat from the mating channel of the endless track of the endless track vehicle;
removing the first cleat/bolt from the body of the track cleat;
removing the second cleat/bolt from the body of the track cleat;
mounting a first nut onto and adjacent a first head of another cleat/bolt, selected from the group consisting of the first cleat/bolt and a third cleat/bolt;
mounting a second nut onto and adjacent a second head of an additional cleat/bolt, selected from the group consisting of the second cleat/bolt and a fourth cleat/bolt;

mounting the other cleat/bolt in the first bore in the track cleat, seating the first nut within the first counterbore, and protruding the first cleat/bolt head out of a first end of the body;
mounting the additional cleat/bolt in the second bore in the track cleat, seating the second nut within the second counterbore, and protruding the second cleat/bolt head out of a first end of the body; and
mounting the track cleat onto the mating channel of the endless track of the endless track vehicle.