US 12,240,541 B2
Modular tracked vehicle
Michael Howe, Biddeford, ME (US); Forrest Joel Tripp, Saco, ME (US); Zachary Edward Sawyer, Alfred, ME (US); and Anthony Victor Castro, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US)
Assigned to Howe & Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US)
Filed by Howe and Howe Inc., Waterboro, ME (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/068,040.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/914,165, filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0108895 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B62D 55/084 (2006.01); B62D 55/10 (2006.01); B62D 55/13 (2006.01); B62D 63/02 (2006.01); F41H 7/04 (2006.01); B62D 55/104 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 55/06 (2013.01) [B62D 55/084 (2013.01); B62D 55/10 (2013.01); B62D 55/13 (2013.01); B62D 63/025 (2013.01); F41H 7/048 (2013.01); B62D 55/104 (2013.01); F41H 7/042 (2013.01); F41H 7/044 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a modular tracked vehicle, comprising:
providing a chassis hull having a first end, a second end, a left side, a right side, and a top surface, the chassis hull configured to contain an energy reservoir;
attaching a first final drive end-to-end to the first end of the chassis hull outside of the chassis hull, the first final drive including an enclosure that at least partially contains a gear box and at least one drive axle configured to drive first and second drive sprockets for propelling the modular tracked vehicle, the first final drive being a module configured for high-torque operation,
replacing the first final drive with a second final drive having different components from those of the first final drive, the second final drive being a module configured for high-speed operation.