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It replaced the hemp and rope belt used on automobiles and industrial machinery at the time, and was a model for the common serpentine belt. The belt's success propelled the company to become the largest manufacturer of V-belts, a title it still holds. [2] [3] In 1919, the International Rubber Company changed its name to the Gates Rubber Company.
Glow Belt – A reflective belt used when running on or near hard-surfaced roads that makes pedestrians more visible to motorists. Go-fasters – Running shoes or sneakers, named so because they help a person run faster than boots. [citation needed] Goat Rope – A chaotic and messy situation. [68] See also cluster fuck.
In 2017, the company acquired Keytroller LLC for 9 million U.S. dollars. Keytroller sold electronic products for managing forklifts, construction vehicles, and other industrial equipment. [12] [independent source needed] Finally, in 2019 the company acquired Pointer Telocation LTD and renamed itself as PowerFleet Inc.
Flat belt on a belt pulley Belt and pulley system Cone pulley driven from above by a line shaft. A belt and pulley system is characterized by two or more pulleys in common to a belt. This allows for mechanical power, torque, and speed to be transmitted across axles. If the pulleys are of differing diameters, a mechanical advantage is realized.
Toothed belts are used widely in mechanical devices, including sewing machines, photocopiers and many others. A major use of toothed belts is as the timing belt used to drive the camshafts within an automobile or motorcycle engine. As toothed belts can deliver more power than a friction-drive belt, they are used for high-power transmissions.
An automotive belt with the number "740K6" or "6K740" indicates a belt 74 inches (190 cm) in length, 6 ribs wide, with a rib pitch of 9 ⁄ 64 of an inch (3.6 mm) (a standard thickness for a K series automotive belt would be 4.5mm). A metric equivalent would be usually indicated by "6PK1880" whereby 6 refers to the number of ribs, PK refers to ...