Patents
US 9206886 B2: Chain tensioner
- Granted
- 2015-12-08
- Filed
- 2013-12-09 application 14101157
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A chain tensioner includes a shoe including a first spring-receiving slot and a second spring-receiving slot. The first slot includes a first side wall and a first installation tab. The second slot includes a second side wall and a second installation tab. A stack of one or more leaf springs is installed into the first and second spring-receiving slots over first and second installation tabs, and a first end of the stack is laterally retained in the first slot between the first installation tab and first side wall, and a second end of the stack is laterally retained in the second slot between the second installation tab and second side wall. The installation tabs are necessarily lower in height than first and second side walls to allow the spring stack to be installed thereover. The first and second installation tabs are each located in an outboard position and the first and second side walls are located in an inboard position. The outboard position enables the installation tabs to capture the spring stack despite the lower height.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. 19 patents | US company or organization | Barling, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D. Young | Chesaning, MI | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16H | Gearing | F16H7/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ELDRIDGE CREDIT ADVISERS, LLC signed 2026-05-01 | MOP-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 74545/887 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MOP-CLOYES, INC. signed 2026-05-01 AUTOMOTIVE TENSIONERS, INC. signed 2026-05-01 ROTOMASTER CAN HOLDINGS ULC signed 2026-05-01 | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 74541/444 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-02-23 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MOP-CLOYES, INC. signed 2022-02-17 | MARANON CAPITAL, L.P. CHICAGO, IL | 59080/275 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-02-18 | Name change Change of name | HH-CLOYES, INC. signed 2022-02-17 | MOP-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 59313/774 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-02-18 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT signed 2022-02-17 | HH-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 59232/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-07-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-04-04 | HH-CLOYES, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | 47254/45 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-06-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HH-CLOYES, INC. signed 2018-04-04 | LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT PHILADELPHIA, PA | 46410/539 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2018-04-04 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 45845/469 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2017-06-05 CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2017-06-05 GREDE II LLC signed 2017-06-05 GREDE LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE BSM, LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE, LLC signed 2017-06-05 MSP INDUSTRIES CORPORATION signed 2017-06-05 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 42734/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents recorded at r/f 034024/0217 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS AGENT signed 2017-04-06 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 42178/504 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-01-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YOUNG, JAMES D. signed 2015-01-05 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 34719/319 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2014-10-20 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 34024/217 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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