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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364522 | Pulley for power transmission belt and belt power transmission device A pulley body 5 is provided at its both sides with power transmission members 6, 6. When a flat belt 3 becomes misaligned relative to the center of the pulley body 5 and comes into contact with one of the power transmission members 6 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7163754 | Sprocket wheel having a metallurgically bonded coating and method for producing same A sprocket has a base steel member including an outer toothed profile surface, at least a portion of the outer toothed profile surface having a wear and corrosion resistant coating disposed thereon; the coating comprising an alloy, the alloy comprising at least 60 w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6227993 | Cable reversing system for an automatic window lift A cable reversing system for an automatic window lift having a cable reversing part affixed to a rail. The cable reversing part defines a housing enclosing a cable pulley. The cable pulley has two bearing stubs which snap into corresponding clearances in ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223640 | Saw chain having side links with lubricant-receiving recesses A chain saw comprises interconnected center links and side links. The side links include front and rear heels having front and bottom contact surfaces, respectively, which slidably engage an edge rail of a chain saw guide bar. The bottom contact surface o... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224028 | Cantilever shaft assembly for rotating member A cantilever shaft assembly includes a steel pipe firmly secured at one end to a wall surface of a stationary support member, and a core shaft made from a synthetic resin and having a body portion removably fitted in the steel pipe and an end portion loca... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6165092 | Guide assembly for a bicycle A guide assembly for a bicycle chain is fitted to the crank or front chain ring and remains in position as the chain ring rotates. The assembly has chain guide assemblies to stop the chain from coming off the chain ring. By not having the assembly attache... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5482511 | Drive mechanisms A drive mechanism including a toothed pulley and a device for retaining mesh between the teeth of the pulley and the teeth of a belt after assembly thereto. The retaining device includes a retaining member positioned adjacent a toothed section of the pull... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5269728 | Differential drive A differential hoist and drive includes a differential escapement mechanism arranged mechanically between and in combination with a pair of direction turning members, such as pulleys. An endless loop of a flexible force transmitting element (cable, chain,... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5221236 | Belt tensioning device for belt driven bicycle A belt tensioning device for a belt driven bicycle that includes a tension plate having triangular positioned orifices. The plate is pivotally mounted to the frame with one of the orifices. Rollers are mounted in the other two orifices and the drive belt ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4993997 | Lugged belt driven linear X-Y positioner A two axis drive lugged belt and lugged pulley drive system driving a driven member independently in two, mutually perpendicular areas with the drive in each direction operational alone or simultaneously for vector movement of the driven member. Both X-Y ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4486184 | Free-wheel for bicycles In a free-wheel for bicycles comprising an inner body integral with the wheel hub and an outer body carrying the chain drive sprockets, rolling on the inner body through two sets of balls, the seat for one of the sets is formed between a shoulder of the i... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4467668 | Reciprocating arc-drive mechanism A device providing reciprocating drive for a vehicle having a sprocket or drive wheel rotatably mounted on a frame. The mechanism is operable to reciprocally rotate a pair of independent hubs which impart a torque on such a wheel in a known direction when... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4437564 | Conveyor drive frame A drive frame for a scraper-chain conveyor comprises a pair of generally parallel side plates. A pair of aligned bearing bushes rotatably support a drive shaft of a chain drum. The bearing bushes are mounted in apertures in the side plates. The bearing bu... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4346938 | Hauling and cutting plant A hauling and cutting assembly of the type having a conveyor trough and a scraper chain conveyor bridging the conveyor trough includes a roller member radially mounted for rotation on the end of a bearing pin which supports a sprocket wheel and a guide me... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4311473 | Retaining device for a multi-stage sprocket assembly A multi-stage sprocket assembly comprises a cylindrical member and a sprocket group and has therebetween a retaining device for preventing the sprocket group from axial movement with respect to the cylindrical member, the retaining device comprising an en... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4218931 | Bicycle crank unit The invention provides a bicycle crank unit in which the chain wheel or chain wheels are eccentric with respect to the crank spindle and the crank spindle carries an externally toothed pinion to engage within an internal gear carried coaxially by the chai... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4102215 | Multi-speed freewheel for a bicycle A multi-speed freewheel for a bicycle, whose outer assembly is formed in a cylindrical shape and a plurality of sprockets to be attached to the outer assembly are previously integrated into a sprocket-block so that the sprocket-block may be detachably mou... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4037713 | Scraper-chain conveyors A frame assembly for a scraper-chain conveyor which is usable as a drive or reversing station. The assembly has bearing units, which are supported by spaced-apart side walls. A shaft carrying a chain wheel for engagement with the scraper-chain assembly of... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3990136 | Method for producing revolving parts There is provided a method for producing revolving parts, such as sprockets, gears and pulleys, for light loads. A metallic annular member formed with notches in its inner periphery is mounted on a bearing. A boss is molded on each side of the annular mem... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3985038 | Self-aligning idler A self-propelled combine has a series of rotary paddles for moving the crop rearwardly along the feeder housing from the platform to the combine separation system. The paddles are driven by a series of interconnected chain drives on the side of the feeder... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3972245 | Bicycle freewheel There is disclosed a Derailleur block comprising a sleeve adapted to be secured to a bicycle wheel hub, a sprocket carrier mounted on the sleeve with interposed ball races and free wheeling mechanism, and a number of sprockets having different numbers of ... | 08/03/1976 |
