Patent ID: 7877977
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A master link for a chain assembly, comprising: a body member having a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, a shoe surface configured to receive a track shoe, and a rail surface positioned opposite the shoe surface; first and second apertures extending through the body member from the first side to the second side; third and fourth apertures extending through the body member from the first side to the second side and located between the first and second apertures; a strut member dividing the third and fourth apertures; a first gap located in the body member and extending from the first aperture to the third aperture; a second gap located in the body member and extending from the fourth aperture to the second aperture; and a third gap located in the strut member and extending from the third aperture to the fourth aperture.