US 12,240,542 B2
Slider for supporting a track
Alex Daniel Baldwin, Germantown Hills, IL (US); and Mircea Dumitru, Washington, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/248,587.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242502 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 55/084 (2006.01); B62D 55/10 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 55/0847 (2013.01) [B62D 55/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A split slider, comprising:
a first segment having a first upper surface, a first lower surface, and a first interior surface that connects the first upper surface to the first lower surface, wherein
the first upper surface is configured to support a track, and
the first interior surface includes a first component of an attachment mechanism; and
a second segment having a second upper surface, a second lower surface, and a second interior surface that connects the second upper surface to the second lower surface, wherein
the second upper surface is configured to support the track,
the second interior surface includes a second component of the attachment mechanism that is configured to be removably attached to the first component of the attachment mechanism to cause the second segment to be removably attached to the first segment via the attachment mechanism,
the second lower surface and the first lower surface together define a lower surface of the split slider that includes an opening,
wherein the opening is configured to receive a support member to attach the split slider to an undercarriage frame.