Patent ID: 7048663

Claim:
A tool for fitting a belt into the groove of a pulley, the tool comprising: a base plate having a first and a second face; a first and a second holding member that are substantially flat and that are parallel with each other, which are spaced apart and which extend from the first face of the base plate and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the base plate a first surface of the first holding member facing a first surface of the second holding member; and a guide member which extends from the second face of the plate opposite to the first face, the guide member having at least a central portion having a flat face in the same plane as the first surface of the first holding member, characterized in that the two holding members are adapted to be movable with respect to each other in such a way as to vary their distance according to the width L of the pulley, the tool comprising means for adjusting the relative position of the holding members, characterized in that the first holding member is borne by a part that can move in translation with respect to the second holding member which is integral with the base plate, characterized in that the part that can move in translation has a structure with two branches connected to each other by a central section, one of the branches which defines the first holding member having an opening allowing the passage of the base plate and the other branch having a bearing face for the first face of the base plate.