Patent ID: 9446804
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B62D,E02F

Claim Text:
1. A guard assembly for a machine having a frame and a final drive assembly positioned on each side of the frame, the final drive assembly having a spindle housing with a flange connected to the frame and a sprocket hub rotatably supported on the spindle housing, the guard assembly comprising: a skirt member having inner and outer surfaces and first and second end portions, the skirt member partially enclosing the spindle housing, the second end portion of the skirt member having an axial projection radially spaced from the outer surface and extending towards the first end portion, the axial projection defining a first circumferential groove adjacent the outer surface; and a segmented seal having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface including an axial member extending axially along the inner surface and defining a second circumferential groove, the axial member and the second circumferential groove on the segmented seal configured to cooperate with and be spaced from the axial projection and the first circumferential groove of the skirt member.