V-belt guide
CA 2012834 C · Owner: Deere & Company · Inventors: Jenkins, Michael Jay; Arfstrom, Jack Edward
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A V-belt guide is provided for the drive belt of a vehicle-implement combination wherein the implement is capable of vertical up and down floating movement relative to the vehicle. The guide is positioned above the strands of the belt, just ahead of the drive pulley, and serves to restrict the angle at which the belt strands can enter into and exit from the drive pulley. The guide takes the form of a plate having a gently curving surface around which the belt is guided into or out of the drive pulley. Vertically projecting members are attached to the guide plate and restrict excessive lateral movement of the belt strands.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 22, 1990 and granted October 12, 1993. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 22, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by March 22, 2012.
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