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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Marco Lucchi, Munchestein, CH;
Inventor:
Marco Lucchi, Munchestein, CH;
Assignee:
Habasit AG, Reinach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sprocket is provided, the sprocket having a body with a central opening for engaging a shaft and rotating about an axis. The sprocket has a plurality of teeth disposed around the periphery of the body. The teeth are angularly spaced about the axis such that each tooth is spaced from the adjacent teeth by a first opening. Each tooth has a belt-contacting surface which is convex in shape such that the outer-most periphery of the sprocket is generally circular. The belt-contacting surfaces of the teeth guide the belt around the periphery of the sprocket in order to minimize the ability of the belt to buckle.