ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,821, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to The Timken Co. (North Canton, Ohio).
"Tensioning apparatus" was invented by Daryl L. Herman (Nixa, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioning apparatus for a belt including a pulley defining an outer surface to receive the belt and a trolley including a mount configured to support the pulley for rotation, a first bushing, a second bushing, and an interior cavity. The tensioning apparatus includes a biasing member disposed within the interior cavity and an adjustable length arm assembly including a fixed-length portion and an adjuster portion. The fixed-length portion includes a pivot mount f...