VARIABLE GEOMETRY CONTINUOUS TRACK

摘要

A continuous track assembly having forward and rearward track engaging wheels with a intermediate track engaging wheel position between them. A continuous track extends over the wheels. A foldable frame journals the wheels and is displaceable between a position where the track engaging wheels are in substantially the same plane and another position in which they are in a triangular configuration.

主权项

1. A continuous track assembly comprising;
a forward track engaging wheel; a rearward track engaging wheel; an intermediate track engaging wheel positioned between said forward and rearward wheels; a continuous track extending around said wheels; a foldable frame journaling said wheels and displaceable between a first position wherein said wheels are substantially on a same plane and a second position wherein the wheels form a triangular configuration; and an actuator interconnecting between said foldable frame for displacing said foldable frame between the first and second position, wherein said foldable frame is pivotal about said intermediate wheel, and wherein said intermediate track engaging wheel is in line with a structural connection for said continuous track assembly.