US 12,275,469 B2
Track shoe assembly including a shoe plate and a grouser and related method of manufacture
Kevin L. Steiner, Tremont, IL (US); and Eric J. Johannsen, Washington, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,835.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053156 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 55/26 (2006.01); B21B 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/025 (2006.01); B62D 55/28 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 55/26 (2013.01) [B21B 15/0007 (2013.01); B23K 9/0256 (2013.01); B62D 55/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grouser for a track shoe assembly, the grouser comprising:
a body having an attachment surface, a distal surface opposite and parallel to the attachment surface, a first end surface, a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, a front surface, and a back surface opposite to the front surface, wherein a plane of the front surface intersects a plane of the back surface, and the distal surface extends between the front surface and the back surface; and
at least two tabs, integrally formed with the body, the at least two tabs extending from the attachment surface of the body and perpendicular to the attachment surface of the body,
wherein the attachment surface defines a substantially planar continuous surface from a first tab of the at least two tabs to a second tab of the at least two tabs.