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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:
Aug. 13, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anderson W Howerton, Christian County, MO (US);
James A Lewis, Springfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Dayco Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180185 ; 180198 ; 305 20 ; 305 / ;
Abstract
An endless traction belt and a method for its manufacture are provided. The traction belt has a main body made primarily of elastomeric material and is adapted to be moved in an endless path having a longitudinal axis. The main body comprises a substantially smooth inner surface and a ground engaging outer surface having a plurality of traction increasing portions or teeth. The teeth also act as sprocket engaging means for driving the belt.