Patent ID: 11958102
Assignee: REXNORD INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A chain repair system comprising:
an inner chain link and an outer chain link each having a respective pair of bores;
a pin including:
a head end that defines a head;
a thread end opposite the head end having threads; and
a notch directed into a surface of the pin deeper than the threads of the pin, the notch being located between the head end and the thread end;

a multi-jackbolt tensioner including:
a plurality of fasteners;
a press plate having a centrally located hole; and
a plurality of other holes that surround the centrally located hole that are threaded, each fastener being configured to be received through and threadingly engaged with a respective hole of the plurality of other holes, and

the multi-jackbolt tensioner is configured to engage the pin and is configured to be externally positioned relative to the outer chain link, and
the multi-jackbolt tensioner is configured to create an interference fit between the pin and the outer chain link at the bore of the outer chain link.