US1481093A - Transmission band - Google Patents

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Jan. 15, 19240 1,481,093

G. R. HOFFMAN TRANSMIS S ION BAND Filed March 1923 etiolated Jan. 15,

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' Be it known that I, GLENN-EJ303353, citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the countyoi" Sengemonencl 5 State of lllinois,-heve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transmission Bonds; and I do declare the following to be einll, clear, andexectdeseriptionof "the invention, such as will enable others skilled;

J in the art to vwhich it eppertains to -make unduse the same, reference beinghed tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters 'and figures of reference marked thereon,

whieh form ja. pert if-this speeification;

1 invention relates to transmission is M ' ban, and has for its objeet to provide 1111-" proved features of construction in the removable eer. ofthe bend whereby it may be securely held to the bend'when applied and mev be easily and expeditiously detached and removed to facilitate removal of the band from its drum, and itsreplacement,

Without interference from the associated.

, partsof the transmission, as for instance, in v' the Ford type'of transmissions for an autovinobile or tru ck. 4 x

' :Toithe eccom lishznent of the, foregoing end such other' ieatnres Bis-may hereinafter 'nppe'ar the invention consists in the features drawing forming a part hereof, and in which Y A Figure 1 is a perspective of the removable ear detached;

si'on'bendg r f t hllic band; with a, pertbrokeneivay;

Figurea vertical longitudinal sect-ion through a portion of the'ear, metallio-plate the metallic bend to bear against the notched endl of the ear;

'- In the drawing, the numefelgldesignetes the removable eer'of a, transmission band,

'ivith slots 2 heving onlergedend portion 3 and with allele or openin '4 positioned adjacent-to the notched en '5 of the-ear. 'lfhe. transmission band 1 illustrated-'- tome 1 metellio 'bend or strep 6 provided lapping the Shanltof the earlto preventsephereinafter particularly described and then: sought to be clearly defined by. the pla ns, reference bein'g'hed to the accompany ng parts of .-the transmission gear of the vehicle.'-v

through'the ear and a, partof the-'trensrnig .il'lustmted as it is well knownto the skilled -"in-th9ar'l'/. Figure 4 a top plan of one end of the-ineand lining, showing.- an upturned-flange onabutment-, 1O as' ."illustre'ted in, 'Figure' j-o will hear so that. a, firmer oonnectionfbetween: i; -,tl 1e ear and bandfmaybeefi'ected end a ny so -the. shank portion of the ear being formed ,gto the notohed end o as usual with a lining 7 "of wvoven fabric or other suitable material, and in the present case provided with headed studs 8 designed to ententheslots Znnd with a. stud or pin 9 designedjto. enter the hole or opening 4 formed in the car so that it will lock the ear/to the band am point adjacent to the notohetlend-of the earand prevent the ear from, moving either longitudinally oi late erally, In placing the ear inpositionthe headed studs 8 are-inserted through the enlnrgemenls of the slots '2 and the earthen slid toward the free end of the band so as to bring the enlerged'heads into the narrow portions of the'slots with their heads overaration of theeer from'the band. At the some time thefhole orope'ning 4 in the ear 1s brought-into alinement with the stud or' pin}? which snaps'into the hole 4 and this' prevents the ear from-moving either longitudinally or-latrzilly, and thus by this stud orv pin and the headed studs the 8311 is held securely'to the hand. To remove the ear from the band, the metal strap or band at 0 the notched end'of the ear ispressed away from the ear by'iis'eofony suitable tool until l the sturl or pin 9'is disengaged from. the hole hand then the ear-is slid .on the-bend- -to bring the headed stu'ds into thegenlargement 3 of the slots Qwhenthe eair may-be lifted from off the band and thelatteris leftfree for propermanipulation for removal'fr'oin the band drum a without v interference from 6 The portion of the transmission bond which" hes f the, other ear p'erinan'ently attached thereto as .nsn'al in transmission bends is not If desired, the'fend of the metelliobend or; strap 6 next tothenotched eiid of the" ear may be extendulslightly eyond the ear. and foldedupwardly. upon itself to form againstfivhich the notched end of the ea ,foxtthitsmerits hat I claim iszi A- transmission bendprovlded'l-with n} removable oer formed with'slo'ts having enf- Ierged, endsend one nin'g located dissent I ill w men-lone; 9

the adjacent slot, and a hand provided with headed studs to fit in the slots of the ear and a stud or pin to fit in the opening adja cent to the notched end of the ear.

2. A transmission band provided with a removable ear formed with a slot having en enlarged end and an opening located adjacentto the notched end of the ear, and a band with a headed stud to fit in the slot of w the ear and a stud or pin to fit in the open- Lsipe ing adjacent the notched end of the ear, the end of the hand having a, portion thereof bent upwardly and folded to form an ahutment for the end of the ear.

I n testimony whereof I affix my signatyre 15 inpresenve of two witnesses.

GLENN R. HOFFMAN.

Witnesses:

DAVID H. PAULDING, Roy B. MoKowN.

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