Patent · US Expired

Pulley tire rim configuration

US5019019A · kind A · utility

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61Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1989
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H55/50
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pulley comprising a hub (12) having a substantially cylindrical outer face and a pair of rim halves (11a and 11b) adapted to be mounted to the hub and having opposed inner axial faces which are divergent with respect to each other, a separable pulley tire (13) having a cross-sectional configuration corresponding substantially to the space defined between the hub and the inner axial faces of the rimmed halves and having an inner circumference where by the tire is snugly received on the hub and is clampingly received between the rim halves said tire having a reinforcing ring (15) located at or adjacent the inner circumference of the tire, the outer circumference of the tire being formed with a peripheral groove (14) for accommodation of a rope or cable.

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