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US 7,207,913 · App. 10/623,311 · Granted Apr 24, 2007

Bi-directional drivebelt tensioning device

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Patent No.
US 7,207,913
App. No.
10/623,311
Granted
Apr 24, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for automatically maintaining tension and control of a drivebelt as the driving direction of the drivebelt is rapidly reversed and when the drivebelt is worn.

Claims (1)

1. An automated tensioner comprising a sprocket or pulley rotatably attached to an arm, the arm having an integral leg portion slideable within a closed end bore formed in a latching base, the leg portion slideable away from the base and prevented from moving towards the base through a latching porthole in an elongate latch, wherein said leg portion has a pin protruding therefrom, the pin disposed slideably within a groove formed in the latching base.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Mar 25, 2008
From: DADE BEHRING INC.
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 020690/0530 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2005
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: DADE BEHRING INC.
Reel/Frame 015953/0344 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2004
From: DADE BEHRING INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG
Reel/Frame 015062/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2003
From: GEBRIAN, PETER LOUIS
To: DADE BEHRING INC.
Reel/Frame 014656/0732 →