Patent ID: 8424980

Claim:
A track shoe for a track-type machine, the track shoe comprising: a base plate; a grouser projecting away from said base plate, said grouser including a distal edge surface facing away from said base plate, said grouser further including a first lateral face extending away from said distal edge surface and a second lateral face extending away from said distal edge surface; and a capping surface structure of substantially horseshoe shaped cross-sectional profile including a first covering segment disposed in covering relation to at least a portion of said first lateral face adjacent to said distal edge surface, a second covering segment disposed in covering relation to at least a portion of said second lateral face adjacent to said distal edge surface, and a third covering segment extending in bridging relation across said distal edge surface between said first covering segment and said second covering segment, said capping surface structure being formed from a material characterized by enhanced wear resistance relative to portions of said grouser underlying said capping surface structure.