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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Aden Michael Gunston, Glouchestershire, GB;
Aden Michael Gunston, Glouchestershire, GB;
4B Elevator Components, Ltd., East Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
The forged chain link assembly comprises a forged chain link having a male end and a female end which cooperates with an opposite end of an adjacent link to form a chain, each end having a bore therein which cooperates with a bore in the opposite end of an adjacent link for receiving a hollow sleeve and bolt assembly therein for creating a forged link chain wherein the links pivot relative to each other, a hollow sleeve of the hollow sleeve and bolt assembly extending through the bores, with a washer of a diameter greater than that of the bore positioned to each lateral side of the female end of a chain link, and an elongate bolt extending through each washer and a bore in the hollow sleeve and receiving a nut thereon, the hollow sleeve having a length which is not equal to a lateral extent of the female end.