ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,940, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SPORT IMPORT GMBH (Edewecht, Germany).
"Chain guide with preloaded guide elements" was invented by Swen Lauer (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a chain guide for a drive chain of a vehicle, the chain guide comprising a mounting part by means of which the chain guide is mounted on the vehicle, and a slider mounted on the mounting part for guiding the drive chain. The slider comprises a first guide element and a second guide element rotatable relative thereto, wherein the drive chain to be guided passes between these two guide elements ...