Patent attributes
A chain may be engageable with a chainwheel assembly that includes a plurality of chainwheels having different tooth counts. The chain includes a plurality of inner links having inner link plates, a plurality of outer links having outer link plates, and a plurality of pins joining the outer and inner links in alternating sequence. The chain also may include the inner link plate having a chamfer disposed on a surface of a link plate, the chamfer disposed on a central region of an inner link extending between two points, the chamfer having a contour between the two points that is discontinuous at a central region of the inner link plate. The chain also may include a second chamfer and the first chamfer forming a ridge of constant thickness therebetween.