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Undercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine

Granted 15 Mar 2016 · no office action yet

Assignee: Caterpillar

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Inventors: Timothy A. Thorson, Robert L. Meyer, Gregory J. Kaufmann, Mark Steven Diekevers · Examiner: Mark Goodwin · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/426,091
filed 29 Jun 2012
Publication
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US D751609
granted 15 Mar 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an undercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 17 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 24 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a front perspective view of a fifth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 27 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 31 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front perspective view of a sixth embodiment thereof;

FIG. 34 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being identical;

FIG. 38 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 39 is a bottom view thereof.

The dashed broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.

The relatively light shade lines on the surface portions indicate contour and not surface decoration.

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D15/28

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USthis patentUS-D751609-SS115 Mar 201629 Jun 2012grantedUndercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine
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AUAU-348135-SS18 Apr 201319 Dec 2012publishedUndercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine
AUAU-348152-SS18 Apr 201319 Dec 2012publishedUndercarriage track link for mobile earthmoving machine
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CLCL-2012003755-S1S13 May 201328 Dec 2012publishedEslabon de tren de rodaje tipo oruga , constituido por cuerpo de grosor uniforme, contorno trapecial isocelico con vertices redondeados, de mayor radio los vertices inferiores que los superiores; la pared inferior del cuerpo incluye ampliacion longitudinal central de froma trapecial isocelica invertida que sobresale hacia a abajo.es

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