idler pulley
- a variation of idle pulley.
Example Sentences
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The boring spindle is driven by an idler pulley, direct from the countershaft.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The lever which threw the former friction gear into adjustment was made to operate an idler pulley for tightening the axle-belt.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
An idler pulley was used to tighten the belt.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
