Patent ID: 8435146
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B66D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A chain wheel part comprising: a center defining an axis about which the part is adapted to rotate in use; and a plurality of chain link receiving pockets, each said pocket having a first end configured to receive a first end of a chain link, each link having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, a second end configured to receive a second end of the chain link, and an inner side extending between the first and second ends of the pocket, wherein the first and second ends are located at opposite ends of the length of the chain link, wherein each pocket is asymmetrically shaped such that the first end of a chain link fully received in the pocket in use and the second end of said chain link fully received in said pocket in use lie in a same plane perpendicular to the axis with the first end of the chain link being nearer to the axis than the second end of the chain link in said plane when in the fully received position in use.