Patent 11125305 was granted and assigned to Gates Corporation on September, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A tensioner comprising a base, a shaft extending from the base, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the shaft, a torsion spring disposed between the pivot arm the base, a base portion cooperatively engagable with a pivot arm portion upon an axial movement of the pivot arm to a first position, a removable member engaged with the shaft to retain the pivot arm in the first position, the first position limiting the pivot arm to a first range of movement, and the pivot arm axially moveable to a second position upon removal of the removable member, the second position limiting the pivot arm to a second range of movement.