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

Claim 0:
1. A belt trap mountable in a belt drive system adjacent to a portion of a drive belt of the belt drive system, the belt trap comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall disposed opposite the first wall; and
a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall,
wherein the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall define a U-shaped structure,
wherein the U-shaped structure is configured to straddle the drive belt such that the first wall is configured to be disposed proximate to a first lateral edge of the drive belt, the second wall is configured to be disposed proximate to a second lateral edge of the drive belt, opposite the first lateral edge, and the third wall is configured to be disposed adjacent an outer surface of the drive belt,
a channel defined by the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall; and
a protrusion extending from the third wall, the protrusion extending into the channel.