ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,474, issued on Aug. 12.
"Track assembly with idler wheel vibration dampening rocker suspension supports" was invented by Glen Brazier (Karlstad, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endless track assembly that mounts to a vehicle drive linkage. The track assembly includes a belted track, drive sprocket, framework and sets of ramp/road and idler/road wheels that support interior track surfaces. Idler axles are secured fore and aft of co-planar pivot members at rocker assemblies laterally interleaved between suspended idler/road wheels laterally spanning the framework. Each rocker assembly supports an elastomer cushion on a rocker p...