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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for traction for an endless track of an endless track vehicle comprising:
a body mountable to an endless track exterior;
wherein the body defines a first bore extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, wherein the first bore further has a first counterbore defined by the body;
wherein the body defines a second bore extending from the first end of the body to the second end of the body, wherein the second bore further has a second counterbore defined by the body;
a first slippery condition position wherein a first cleat/bolt having a first cleat/bolt head, wherein a first nut is fastened to or integral with the first cleat/bolt, the first cleat/bolt mounted in the first bore and extending out a distance out of the second end of the body, wherein the first nut seats within the first counterbore, wherein the first cleat/bolt head protrudes out of the first end of the body;
the first slippery condition position further comprising a second cleat/bolt having a second cleat/bolt head, wherein a second nut is fastened to or integral with the second cleat/bolt, the second cleat/bolt mounted in the second bore and extending out a distance out of the second end of the body, wherein the second nut seats within the second counterbore, wherein the second cleat/bolt head protrudes out of the first end of the body;
wherein the first nut and the second nut respectively seat within the first counterbore and second counterbore at a depth D1 in the first slippery condition position;
a second non-slippery condition position wherein another cleat/bolt, selected from the group consisting of the first cleat/bolt and a third cleat/bolt, is mounted in the first bore and extending out a distance out of the second end of the body, wherein a head of the other cleat/bolt seats within the first counterbore; and
the second non-slippery condition position further comprising wherein an additional cleat/bolt, selected from the group consisting of the second cleat/bolt and a fourth cleat/bolt, is mounted in the second bore and extending out of the second end of the body, wherein the head of the additional cleat/bolt seats within the second counterbore.