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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Michele Cantatore, Turin, IT;
Franco Cipollone, Chieti, IT;
Inventors:
Michele Cantatore, Turin, IT;
Franco Cipollone, Chieti, IT;
Assignee:
Dayco Europe S.R.L. con Unico Socio, Chieti, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shoe tensioner for a synchronous belt drive, having a guide member adapted to cooperate with a drive belt and hinged at one end about a first axis; elastic means cooperating with the guide member to tension the belt; and connecting means for connecting the tensioner to a supporting wall. More specifically, the elastic means include a coil spring.