Patent 7204774 was granted and assigned to Emerson Electric on April, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In one-piece combination, a drive pulley and belt guide for a belt-driven machine. The pulley has a belt-driving section configured for engagement by the belt and a belt-guiding section integral with the belt-driving section. The belt-guiding section has a conically-tapering external surface and an internal surface which is substantially free of reinforcing members and defines a hollow, cup-shaped interior free from structure within the interior.