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US 7,281,627 B1Granted
Forged chain link assembly
Assignee4B Elevator Components, Ltd.
InventorAden Michael Gunston
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Assignee4B Elevator Components, Ltd.
InventorAden Michael Gunston
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The forged chain link assembly comprises a forged chain link having a male end and a female end which cooperates with an opposite end of an adjacent link to form a chain, each end having a bore therein which cooperates with a bore in the opposite end of an adjacent link for receiving a hollow sleeve and bolt assembly therein for creating a forged link chain wherein the links pivot relative to each other, a hollow sleeve of the hollow sleeve and bolt assembly extending through the bores, with a washer of a diameter greater than that of the bore positioned to each lateral side of the female end of a chain link, and an elongate bolt extending through each washer and a bore in the hollow sleeve and receiving a nut thereon, the hollow sleeve having a length which is not equal to a lateral extent of the female end.
A forged chain link assembly comprising a forged chain link having a male end and a female end which cooperates with an opposite end of an adjacent link each end having a bore therein which cooperates with a bore in the opposite end of an adjacent link for receiving a hollow sleeve and bolt assembly therein for creating a forged link chain wherein the links pivot relative to each other, a hollow sleeve of the hollow sleeve and bolt assembly extending through the bores, with a stop member of a diameter greater than that of the bore positioned to each lateral side of the female end of a chain link, and an elongate bolt extending through each stop member and a bore in the hollow sleeve and receiving a nut thereon.
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