| 摘要 |
A ROAD PAD 10 FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE SUCH AS A TANK IS DISCLOSED. THE PAD CONSISTS OF A PLASTICS BACKING PLATE 12 AND A RUBBER CUSHION 14 BONDED TO THE BACKING PLATE 12. THE PLATE 12 INCLUDES LATCHING PROJECTIONS 26, 28 WHICH ENGAGE WITH LATCHING SURFACES 30, 32 IN A TRACK LINK TO RETAIN THE PAD 10 IN PLACE. ONE OR MORE PRESSED STEEL REINFORCING ELEMENTS 40 ARE ENCAPSULATED WITHIN THE BACKING PLATE 12 OR BETWEEN THE BACKING PLATE 12 AND THE RUBBER CUSHION 14 AND EXTEND INTO THE LATCHING PROJECTIONS 26, 28 TO REINFORCE THEM. THE REINFORCING ELEMENTS 40 ARE CHEAP TO ANUFACTURE AND, BEING ENCAPSULATED, ARE NOT PRONE TO CORROSION. (FIG. 3B)
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