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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Koichi Inoko, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/304 ; F16G 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/304 ; F16G 1/302 ;
Abstract
A link plate for silent chains includes a circumferential edge beveled to a greater extent at at least one of opposite longitudinal ends of the link plate than at another part including a pair of link teeth, so as to form a tapered butt-inserting portion which enables smooth intermeshing engagement of the link plate relative to a pair of laterally spaced ones of such link plates when the link plates at opposite ends of an elongated chain is connected together to form an endless chain.