The Gates Corporation

Major Prodotti Dentari S.p.a.

Francesco Bassi

Keming Liu

Arnaud Martinez

Enrico Wick

Giulio Preti

Min Chun Hao

Jin Zhan

Francesco Gentile

Gianfranco Gassino

Vincenzo Notaro

A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.

Tensioner and method

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Turin, Italy

Francesco Bassi