Patent attributes
A sprocket for engagement with a drive chain has a plurality of teeth extending radially from a periphery of the sprocket, including a first and a second group of teeth; the teeth of the first group and the second group are alternately arranged so that each tooth of the first group is followed by a tooth of the second group, and vice versa; each tooth of the first group having a first maximum width, each tooth of the second group having a second maximum width which is larger than the first maximum width; each tooth of the second group has a protrusion on at least one lateral face of the tooth; the outer lateral face of the protrusion extends over a first portion of the lateral face of each tooth of the second group, the length being 50% of the length of the respective tooth or less.