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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:
Dec. 04, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy S Cataldo, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474201 ; 474245 ;
Abstract
A friction drive chain for use with V-groove pulleys has a plurality of drive blocks mounted on a core strand. The core strand is comprised of a plurality of pivotally connected cylindrical core members. The drive blocks are secured to respective core members by centrally located retention clips which are disposed in an inner groove in each block and an outer groove in each core member. The clips also provide the drive connection between respective drive blocks and the core members.