Arctco, Inc.

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Wayne G Schantzen

Roger G Janssen

An infinitely self-adjusting mechanical brake system which has a caliper housing and actuator assembly partially surrounding a brake disk for making small brake adjustments automatically. A brake disk pad adjacent to a mechanical brake is connected to a brake activator. A brake adjuster is connected to the brake activator for automatically adjusting to substantially reduce the gap between the brake disk pad and the brake disk.

Infinitely self-adjusting mechanical brake

A chain drive which has an automatic chain tension adjustor. The chain adjustor has a housing cover with a cover head suitable for being turned with a ratchet for transferring torque to an adjacent motor spring. The motor spring is connected to a shaft within a chain adjustor screw housing. A chain adjustor screw within the shaft is urged by the motor spring through the shaft and housing against the chain adjustor arm. The arm pushes the chain and reduces slack in the chain.

Automatic chain tension adjustor

An alignment ball which is disposed within a channel of a vehicle part such as a brake caliper. The vehicle part is connected to a rigid vehicle support such as a chaincase by means of a fastening member such as a nut and bolt. The alignment ball is connected to the fastening member for properly aligning the brake caliper with the rigid vehicle support.

Module connection alignment system

A one-piece stud and method of making a stud for a snowmobile track comprising a hub mounting a plurality of perimetrically spaced, radially outwardly flaring, ground engaging teeth. The stud is made in a series of steps including bending a portion of a star-shaped blank out of the plane of the blank to form curvilinear teeth and then bending part of the previously bent portion in an opposite direction to form a mounting hub.

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Thief River Falls, MN, United States of America

Wayne G Schantzen