Undercarriage track shoe for mobile earthmoving machine

- Caterpillar Inc.
Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

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

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 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 decorations.

Claims

The ornamental design for an undercarriage track shoe for mobile earthmoving machine, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1705802 March 1929 Best
1952545 March 1934 Gotshall
2549930 April 1951 Riegel et al.
2874005 February 1959 Engstrom
D186214 September 1959 Francis
3089021 May 1963 Hawes et al.
3372959 March 1968 Watts, Jr.
3937529 February 10, 1976 Becker et al.
3972570 August 3, 1976 Massieon
4021082 May 3, 1977 Rasmussen
4082372 April 4, 1978 Kozuki
4098543 July 4, 1978 Sturges
RE29723 August 8, 1978 Haslett et al.
4121875 October 24, 1978 Stedman
4123120 October 31, 1978 Kohriyama
4141601 February 27, 1979 Stedman
4165137 August 21, 1979 Stedman
4306753 December 22, 1981 Livesay et al.
4324437 April 13, 1982 Narang
4448459 May 15, 1984 Kortering et al.
4482193 November 13, 1984 Boggs et al.
4602825 July 29, 1986 Meisel, Jr.
4605264 August 12, 1986 Tonsor
4637665 January 20, 1987 Burdick et al.
4805968 February 21, 1989 Connerley
5255964 October 26, 1993 Hara
5482365 January 9, 1996 Peterson et al.
6017103 January 25, 2000 Villard
6120405 September 19, 2000 Oertley et al.
6220378 April 24, 2001 Oertley et al.
6322473 November 27, 2001 Burdick et al.
6454366 September 24, 2002 Egle
6783196 August 31, 2004 Maguire et al.
D598937 August 25, 2009 Lyasko
7614709 November 10, 2009 Oertley
20040032166 February 19, 2004 Maguire et al.
20050040708 February 24, 2005 Yamamoto et al.
20100139993 June 10, 2010 Sebright et al.
20120146398 June 14, 2012 Nebergall et al.
20120146399 June 14, 2012 Nebergall et al.
20130002009 January 3, 2013 Meyer et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
1834863 September 2007 EP
57-101681 June 1982 JP
2002-29462 January 2002 JP
2012/082231 June 2012 WO
2012/116674 September 2012 WO
2013/003103 January 2013 WO
Other references
  • Caterpillar, “Cat® Enhanced Sealed and Lubricated Track (Salt) Undercarriage,” © 2011.
  • Caterpillar, “Cat® Undercarriage Assurance Programs,” © 2010.
  • Caterpillar, “Cat® Grease Lubricated Track Link Assemblies,” © 2008.
  • Caterpillar, “Tough Steel Sprocket Segments,” © 2001.
  • Caterpillar, “Maximizing Track Life,” © 2007.
  • Caterpillar, “Rubber Track Undercarriage,” © 2009.
  • Caterpillar, “Cat® Undercarriage,” © 2011.
  • Caterpillar, “Undercarriage System and Components,” © 2007.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/426,089, entitled “Undercarriage Track System for Mobile Earthmoving Device,” filed Jun. 29, 2012.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/426,091, entitled “Undercarriage Track Link for Mobile Earthmoving Device,” filed Jun. 29, 2012.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 29/426,112, entitled “Undercarriage Track Component for Mobile Earthmoving Device,” filed Jun. 29, 2012.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 61/666,590, entitled “Undercarriage Assembly,” filed Jun. 29, 2012.
  • U.S. Appl. No. 61/666,559, entitled “Undercarriage Guiding Assembly,” filed Jun. 29, 2012.
  • Track Shoe photograph taken approximately Feb. 1, 2012, Cheiyabinsk, Russia.
Patent History
Patent number: D712935
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 2014
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: Robert L. Meyer (Metamora, IL), Gregory J. Kaufmann (Metamora, IL), Mark Steven Diekevers (Metamora, IL), William Jay Ulrich, IV (East Peoria, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mark Goodwin
Application Number: 29/426,090
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)