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Tractor having a convertible front end and variable track width and related methods    

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United States Patent6902022   
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Inventor(s)Mathukia; Shri Bhanjibhai (Junagadh District, IN)
AbstractA tractor having a front end and a rear end adaptable for a variety of different environments. Methods related to the conversion of the tractor are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention includes a front wheel assembly that is removably attached to the front end of the tractor to facilitate adaptation of the tractor a various environments. Also, a steering actuator is removably attached to the front wheel assembly and fixedly attached to the chassis of the tractor.
   














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Inventor     Mathukia; Shri Bhanjibhai (Junagadh District, IN)
Owner/Assignee     Society for Research and Initiatives (SRISTI) (Gujarat, IN)
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Publication Date     June 7, 2005
Application Number     10/294,962
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Filing Date     November 14, 2002
US Classification     180/209 180/374 180/376 180/906 280/149.1 280/638
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Examiner     Dickson; Paul N.
Assistant Examiner     Rosenberg; Laura B.
Attorney/Law Firm     Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
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Parent Case     CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/388,356, filed on Jun. 13, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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USPTO Field of Search     280/92 280/638 280/149.1 180/ 180/209 180/210 180/906
Patent Tags     tractor convertible front end variable track width related methods
   
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For any further information regarding this invention, please contact: Chief Innovation Manager, Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network (GIAN) B-1, Satellite Complex, Jodhpur Tekra, Premchand Nagar Road, Ahmedabad Gujarat -380015 India Tel: 91-79-26769686 Fax No: 91-79- 26760398 Email: gian@gian.org or bd@nifindia.org Our Websites: www.gian.org , www.nifindia.org , www.sristi.org

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