Patent ID: 11953150
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A belt drive system comprising:
a pulley comprising:
a first lateral side;
a second lateral side, opposite the first lateral side; and
a peripheral edge extending between the first lateral side and the second lateral side; and
a groove formed in the peripheral edge, the pulley rotatable in a first rotational direction about an axis;

an endless belt movable along a circuitous route, the endless belt received into at least a portion of the groove as the endless belt moves along the circuitous route; and
a belt trap mountable at a location along a belt drive system, the belt trap comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall disposed opposite the first wall; and
an end wall extending between the first wall and the second wall, the first wall, the second wall, and the end wall define a U-shaped structure;
a channel sized and shaped to receive a portion of the peripheral edge of the pulley; and
a protrusion extending into the channel from the end wall,

wherein the belt trap is configured to straddle the pulley such that the first wall is disposed adjacent to the first lateral side of the pulley, the second wall is disposed adjacent to the second lateral side of the pulley, opposite the first lateral side, and the end wall is positioned adjacent the peripheral edge of the pulley.