Patent ID: 8187128

Claim:
A tensioning device comprising: (i) a bearing peg, (ii) a pivoted arm mounted for pivoting on the bearing peg, and (iii) a damping device for generating a frictional force that damps the pivoting motion of the pivoted arm about an axis of pivot defined by the bearing peg, said damping device comprising a friction surface member forming a friction surface that is seated on a counter-friction surface and produces a frictional force, wherein the damping device further comprises: (a) an entraining device, and (b) a guide member engaged with the entraining device and supporting the friction surface member, wherein the entraining device is coupled rotationally rigid to the bearing peg, and the guide member comprises a peripheral wall that is engaged with the entraining device to introduce the frictional force produced by the friction surface member into the bearing peg.