Patent · US Expired

Adjustable length drive belt for vehicle belt pulley system

US4445877A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1982
Grant dateMay 1, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/4065
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable pulley drive belt, comprising a flexible elongate band having a male end and an opposite end, which includes a receiver mechanism for receiving the male end; releasable securing mechanism mounted on the receiver mechanism for movement between a remote position, permitting movement of the male end relative to the receiver mechanism, and an operative position in which the securing mechanism bites the male end to prevent removal of said male end from the receiver mechanism.

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