Patent 4174171 Issued on November 13, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: July 24, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
399/165, Alignment or tensioning198/806, Revolvable means engaging carrier belt face automatically skews to correct belt training deviation226/23Responsive to material-contacting element
An apparatus in which the lateral alignment of a belt arranged to move in a pre-determined path is controlled. A support mounted resiliently constrains lateral movement of the belt causing the belt to apply a moment to a pivotably mounted steering post. As a result of this moment, the steering post pivots in a direction to restore the belt to the pre-determined path.
Other References
Research Disclosure, "Web Tracking Apparatus", Morse et al., pp. 29-30, May 1976