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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Andrzej Dec, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 7/02 (2006.01); F16H 55/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2013.01); F16H 7/023 (2013.01); F16H 55/36 (2013.01); F16H 7/0838 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0842 (2013.01); F16H 2055/363 (2013.01); F16H 2055/366 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ring tensioners having a plurality of rungs that extend from a first side to an opposite second side of the ring tensioner, in use, the rungs engaging between the teeth of a toothed belt. Both the first side and the second side of the ring tensioner are not continuous but have gaps. The gaps on the first side alternate with the gaps on the second side. The ring tensioners may be formed from a single length of wire.