Patent ID: 7784884

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 guide lugs disposed along on said inner surface of said track body, said guide lugs being not drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel; c) a first row of longitudinally aligned drive lugs disposed on said inner surface of said track body adjacent said first lateral edge, said first drive lugs being drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel, said first row of drive lugs being laterally spaced from said row of guide lugs to define a first wheel path; d) a second row of longitudinally aligned drive lugs disposed on said inner surface of said track body adjacent said second lateral edge, said second drive lugs being drivingly engaged by said sprocket wheel, said second row of drive lugs being laterally spaced from said row of guide 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) guide lug reinforcements, distinct from said stiffening elements, comprising a reinforcing portion outwardly extending into said guide lugs, a first resilient stabilizing portion laterally extending toward said first lateral edge, over the width of said first wheel path and over at least a portion of the width of said first row of drive lugs, and a second resilient stabilizing portion laterally extending toward said second lateral edge, over the width of said second wheel path and over at least a portion of the width of said second row of drive lugs, said first and second stabilizing portions being embedded into said track body between said reinforcing cables and said inner surface.