Patent ID: 8177310
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A field-repair assembly for repairing a damaged elastomeric track having a body defining an outer ground engaging surface, an inner wheel engaging surface and opposite first and second sides, said assembly comprising: a. a plurality of spaced-apart elongated members having a first end and a second end, said members being adapted to be transversally disposed on said outer surface of said track; b. a plurality of first brackets adapted to be mounted to said first side of said track, each of said first brackets being adapted to receive a respective one of said members and to secure said respective one of said members to said outer surface of said track, said first brackets having secured thereto first locking rings; c. a plurality of second brackets adapted to be mounted to said second side of said track, each of said second brackets being adapted to receive a respective one of said members and to secure said respective one of said members to said outer surface of said track, each of said second brackets having secured thereto second locking rings; d. a first flexible cable adapted to be fixedly received into said first locking rings of said first brackets; e. a second flexible cable adapted to be fixedly received into said second locking rings of said second brackets.