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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:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger G. Young, Jr., Lansing, NY (US);
Roger P. Butterfield, Trumansburg, NY (US);
D. Laurence Parks, Waverly, NY (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/18 ;
Abstract
A fastenerless chain snubber is provided that consists of a snubber body, and one or more attachment arms that form positioning blocks. The snubber is positioned in a housing by channel surfaces in the chain housing that locate the positioning blocks of the snubber. The snubber is firmly secured during chain operation by the substantial contact between the snubber attachment arm surfaces opposite the chain cover and the corresponding surface of the installed chain cover.