Patent ID: 6176797
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
An adaptor for removably connecting a pulley to a turning member, the pulley having two spaced, substantially parallel faces and an aperture through the pulley defining an interior side surface thereof extending substantially perpendicular to the faces, the adaptor comprising:a first adaptor portion having an exterior side surface, a flange extending radially beyond said exterior side surface, and an aperture through said first adaptor portion for receiving a first portion of the turning member; anda second adaptor portion having an exterior side surface, a flange extending radially beyond said exterior side surface, and an aperture through said second adaptor portion for receiving a second portion of the turning member, wherein said flange of said first adaptor portion is adapted to make contact with one of the faces of the pulley, wherein said flange of said second adaptor portion is adapted to make contact with the other face of the pulley, wherein said exterior side surfaces of said first and said second adaptor portions are adapted to extend into the central aperture of the pulley substantially parallel to the interior side surface thereof.