Patent ID: 6913330

Claim:
An endless track comprising: an iron link belt including a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other, each link unit including a pair of links; a continuous pad including the same number of core metal plates as that of said plurality of link units and a single urethane rubber belt, each of said core metal plates being fixed to each of said plurality of link units, said urethane rubber belt being attached to a ground opposing surface of each of said core metal plates and being formed into a predetermined configuration so as to cover each of said core metal plates, said urethane rubber belt being continuous over all of said core metal plates; and a connecting device for connecting said iron link belt and said continuous pad at said link units and said core metal plates, wherein said connecting device comprises at least one of a bolt-and-nut and a welding, said bolt-and-nut is welded to said core metal plate and is covered with urethane rubber of said urethane rubber belt, and said iron link belt includes the same number of plates as that of said plurality of link units, each of said plates being welded to said pair of links of each of said plurality of link units of said link unit assembly and extending perpendicularly to a direction in which said link unit assembly extends, each of said core metal plates of said continuous pad being fixed to each of said plates of said iron link belt, said urethane rubber belt of said continuous pad including a small thickness portion positioned between two adjacent core metal plates of said core metal plates, said iron link belt and said continuous pad being connected to each other by said connecting device at said plates and said core metal plates.