US 12,460,377 B2
Adjustable tracks
Roger T. Jones, Stillwater, OK (US); and Lelan Mack Powers, Stillwater, OK (US)
Assigned to The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US)
Filed by The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,005.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/302,830, filed on Jan. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0235530 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. E02F 9/02 (2006.01); B62D 55/06 (2006.01); B62D 55/084 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/024 (2013.01) [B62D 55/06 (2013.01); B62D 55/084 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle frame having a plurality of attachment points disposed on a ground-facing surface;
a first track assembly comprising:
a track frame;
a track disposed about the track frame; and
a first attachment plate extending from the track frame, the first attachment plate having a slot and an aperture; and
a plurality of connectors, each of the plurality of connectors configured to attach the first attachment plate to a one of the plurality of the attachment points through a selected one of the slot and the aperture;
wherein the vehicle has a first orientation and a second orientation, in which:
the first orientation is characterized by the vehicle frame and track frame being separated by a first distance; and
the second orientation is characterized by the vehicle frame and track frame being separated by a second distance, wherein the first distance is shorter than the second distance;
wherein the slot and aperture are each aligned with an attachment point in each of the first and second orientations.