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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:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Saji, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 2/100 ;
Abstract
A roller chain incorporating the roller bearings wherein a plurality of rollers are disposed between a roller that functions as an outer ring and a bush that functions as an inner ring comprises a substantially ring-shaped retainer disposed on both ends of the roller respectively. The retainer includes a plurality of pockets for guiding at least a part of each of the rollers on the inner side of the retainer.