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Belt rib wear gauge

US7946047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2009
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B5/18
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A belt rib wear gauge comprising a body, an elongate member having a length and extending from the body, the elongate member having an arcuate surface, the elongate member further comprising a tactile surface cooperatively disposed with respect to the arcuate surface, and the arcuate surface having a predetermined radial dimension wherein engagement of the elongate member within a belt groove and the position of the tactile surface relative to a datum plane at a tip of belt ribs disposed immediately adjacent to the belt groove indicates a state of wear of the belt ribs.

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