Patent ID: 8689666

Claim:
A drive link for a saw chain comprising: a body portion adapted to couple to adjacent side links; a tang extending from the body and sized to engage a guide bar groove, the tang including first and second opposing surfaces and a through hole extending through the tang from the first surface to the second surface of the tang and having a through hole center; a first material directing feature disposed adjacent to the through hole on the first surface of the tang, the material directing feature including a first recession in the first surface of the tang that is oriented generally parallel to a path of travel of the drive link, wherein the first material directing feature is disposed on a first side of the through hole on the first surface, and wherein the drive link does not include a material directing feature on a second side of the through hole on the first surface, wherein the second side is opposite the first side across the through hole; and a second material directing feature disposed adjacent to the through hole on the second surface of the tang, the second material directing feature including a second recession in the second surface of the tang, wherein the first and second material directing features are configured to cooperate to facilitate movement of oil or wood chips from the first surface to the second surface of the tang via the through hole, wherein the second material directing feature is disposed on the second side of the through hole on the second surface, and wherein the drive link does not include a material directing feature on the first side of the through hole on the second surface.