Patent ID: 7914090

Claim:
An endless track for use on a tracked vehicle comprising a plurality of road wheels and at least one sprocket wheel, said endless track comprising: a) a longitudinally extending track body made of elastomeric material, said track body having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge and a thickness, said track body defining an inner wheel-engaging surface, an outer ground-engaging surface, and a laterally extending neutral axis located intermediate said inner wheel-engaging surface and said outer ground-engaging surface; b) a row of longitudinally aligned drive lugs disposed on said inner surface of said track body, said drive lugs being drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel; c) a first row of longitudinally aligned guide lugs disposed on said inner surface of said track body adjacent said first lateral edge, said first guide lugs being not drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel, said first row of guide lugs being laterally spaced from said row of drive lugs to define a first wheel path; d) a second row of longitudinally aligned guide lugs disposed on said inner surface of said track body adjacent said second lateral edge, said second guide lugs being not drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel, said second row of guide lugs being laterally spaced from said row of drive lugs to define a second wheel path; e) ground-engaging lugs disposed on said outer surface of said track body; f) longitudinally extending reinforcing cables embedded into said track body substantially at said neutral axis; g) laterally extending stiffening elements embedded into said track body between said reinforcing cables and said outer surface; h) first guide lug reinforcements, distinct from said stiffening elements, comprising a first reinforcing portion outwardly extending into said first guide lugs and a first resilient stabilizing portion laterally extending toward said second lateral edge, over the width of said first wheel path and over at least a portion of the width of said row of drive lugs, said first stabilizing portion being embedded into said track body between said reinforcing cables and said inner surface; i) second guide lug reinforcements, distinct from said stiffening elements, comprising a second reinforcing portion outwardly extending into said second guide lugs and a second resilient stabilizing portion laterally extending toward said first lateral edge, over the width of said second wheel path and over at least a portion of the width of said row of drive lugs, said second stabilizing portion being embedded into said track body between said reinforcing cables and said inner surface.