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High tension conveyor chain with rollers

US5791455A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1996
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A high tension roller chain has sidebars which are contoured so that the sprocket can drive on both the roller and the sidebar or only on the sidebar, thereby permitting long stretches of chain to be driven by a single drive without damaging the rollers.

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