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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Mann, Jr, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Long Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474139 ; 299 43 ; 474148 ;
Abstract
A chain drive system (10) wherein the chain (12) includes a plurality of interconnected links (14) is provided. The chain drive system (10) includes a drive gear (28) for driving the chain (12). A rack (20) is provided and includes a plurality of spaced apart teeth (22) for engagement with the links (14) of the chain (12). Idler gears (38, 40) are provided for causing engagement between the chain (12) and the rack (20).