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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. 08, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kouji Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474206 ;
Abstract
In a roller chain, a plastic bushing sleeve has flanges which are integrally formed on the ends of the sleeve by injection molding. These flanges fit into complementary recesses in the outer faces of the inner link plates of the chain and prevent axial translation of the sleeve. The flanges and recesses may be made non-circular to prevent rotation of the sleeve. Alternatively, complementary projections and depressions can be formed on circular flanges and on the floors of the recesses. A similar sleeve is incorporated into the rollers of the chain.