(under subclass 195) Subject matter including an additional set of circumferentially spaced, radially extending arms which extend between and interconnect a component providing the belt*-engaging surface with a component providing the means by which the pulley* or guide roll* is mounted on a drive or support shaft, the two sets of arms being spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal extent of the axis of rotation of the pulley or guide roll. [figure]