Laterally reinforced endless belt track
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1. An endless belt for a tracked vehicle, comprising:
- a body; and
at least one side cord running along a length of said body, buried in a thickness of a material thereof in at least one peripheral part thereof;
said at least one side cord stopping cracks that may initiate on said at least one peripheral part of the endless belt from propagating,wherein said at least one side cord is a high elongation steel cable.
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Abstract
There is provided an endless track belt laterally reinforced by embedding high elongation cords on each peripheral sides of the endless track belt to prevent cuts formed on the periphery of the belt by sharp objects from propagating further towards the inner width of the endless track belt.
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1. An endless belt for a tracked vehicle, comprising:
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a body; and at least one side cord running along a length of said body, buried in a thickness of a material thereof in at least one peripheral part thereof;
said at least one side cord stopping cracks that may initiate on said at least one peripheral part of the endless belt from propagating,wherein said at least one side cord is a high elongation steel cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A skid steer loader provided with an endless belt provided with traction lugs on a ground-engaging surface thereof, comprising at least one side cord running peripherally along a length thereof and embedded inside a thickness of a material thereof away from a position of the traction lugs in at least one peripheral part of the endless belt, wherein said at least one side cord is a high elongation steel cable.
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