Belt
OwnerJohn Gaynorinventor
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Abstract
A belt and sprocket system comprising a tensile cord disposed within a belt body, a tooth projecting from the belt body, the tooth having a profile having at least two unequal radii connected in series and disposed between a tooth tip and a tooth root, a sprocket having a groove for receiving the tooth, the groove profile comprising at least one substantially linear portion disposed between the at least two unequal radii, a tooth tip engaging a predetermined portion of the sprocket groove such that the tensile cord is supported in a manner to cause the tensile cord to have a substantially arcuate form between the tooth roots.
Claims4
A belt and sprocket system comprising:
- a tensile cord disposed within a belt body;
- a tooth projecting from the belt body;
- the tooth having a profile having at least two unequal radii connected in series and disposed between a tooth tip and a tooth root;
- a sprocket having a groove for receiving the tooth, the groove profile comprising at least one substantially linear portion disposed between the at least two unequal radii;
- a tooth tip engaging a predetermined portion of the sprocket groove such that the tensile cord is supported in a manner to cause the tensile cord to have a substantially arcuate form between the tooth roots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.