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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:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386239 ; 7386248 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for determining the tension in a chain, for example, has a pair of bearings in a housing mounting a shaft for rotation. The shaft bears a chain wheel. The bearing nearest the chain wheel is fixed in the housing while the opposite bearing is fitted into a floating ring which bears on the ends of a pair of bolts incorporating strain gauges.