Undercarriage track shoe for mobile earthmoving machine

- Caterpillar Inc.
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Description

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

FIG. 2 is another perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

Grayscale shading illustrates contour.

The dot-dash broken lines illustrate unclaimed boundaries and form no part of the claimed design. The faded portions outside the dot-dash broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D855662
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 12, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 6, 2019
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: David J. Hakes (Brimfield, IL), Benjamin Jones (Washington, IL), Gustavo Acosta (Flossmoor, IL), Benoit Abello (Dunlap, IL), Jason Beckerdite (Morton, IL)
Primary Examiner: Mark A Goodwin
Application Number: 29/653,017
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (4) (D15/28)