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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Michael Degroot, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
James Honeycutt, Grandville, MI (US);
Edward T. Mol, Marne, MI (US);
Michael DeGroot, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
James Honeycutt, Grandville, MI (US);
Edward T. Mol, Marne, MI (US);
Thermodrive LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A toothed belt connector for making an endless belt has two leaves, adapted to be connected to each other by knuckles along one or more teeth. Each knuckle has at least one hole extending through tooth portions so that when the holes are in registry, a pin can be extended through the holes to connect the leaves at the teeth. The leaves can be adjoined to the ends of a belt to make the belt endless. The tip end of each knuckle can be beveled or it can have a stepped finger that fits into a cutout on the opposite leaf to keep the end of the knuckle from protruding as the belt wraps around a sprocket.