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US 4,043,214 AGranted
Sprocket, gear or pulley with interchangeable rim
OwnerGlen Edgar Westlakeinventor
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Abstract
A sprocket, gear or pulley having an interchangeable peripheral portion for replacement. The device has a hub with an axial boss, an annular member having teeth or a groove along its outer rim and located concentrically on the boss, and a cap to hold the annular member immovable on the boss. The annular member may be segmented. The inner rim of the annular member and the boss may be threaded or splined for interengagement.
Claims8
A sprocket, gear or pulley having a replaceable peripheral portion, comprising:
- a hub having an axial, cylindrical boss circumferentially threaded on its outer surface;
- an annular member having mechanical power transmission engagement means along the outer rim thereof and threaded along the inner rim thereof for engagement with the boss;
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- means removably secured to the hub to hold the annular member immovable therebetween, the annular member and the hub having interlocking annular flange and groove means and the annular member and the holding means having interlocking annular flange and groove means, whereby the annular member is retained immovably in engagement with the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.