Patent ID: 8876642

Claim:
A chain guide comprising: a support bracket formed from sheet metal and including: an upstream end, a downstream end, a central portion between the upstream and downstream ends, a general U-shaped cross-section at least at each of the upstream and downstream ends and at the central portion, a base wall extending longitudinally from the upstream end toward the downstream end, and a pair of laterally opposed side walls extending away from the base wall each having a first and a second laterally opposed mounting pad and aperture, wherein the first laterally opposed mounting pads are dished so as to converge toward one another and are located between the central portion and the upstream end, and wherein the second laterally opposed mounting pads are dished so as to converge toward one another and are located between the central portion and the downstream end, and wherein the apertures extend through the laterally opposed side walls at each of the laterally opposed mounting pads, and a slide shoe molded from plastic and coupled to the support bracket and including: an outer slide surface engageable with a chain, and an inner base surface corresponding to the base wall of the support bracket.