Patent ID: 6976515
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A01G,B27B

Abstract:
1. A modular drive wheel for log processors comprising: a tubular midsection sandwiched between a pair of annular rings mounted concentrically on opposite ends of said midsection, wherein said midsection has a resilient outer surface extending around said midsection, wherein said pair of annular rings each have a radially spaced apart array of notches therearound, and wherein said notches in said radially spaced apart arrays of notches are sized to snugly receive in releasable locking engagement therein links on opposite ends of chain segments extending between said pair of annular rings, said drive wheel further comprising means mounted between said pair of annular rings for selectively forcing apart said pair of annular rings along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said midsection wherein said wheel is adapted for use in log processors.