VARVARIABLE SPACED CONVEYOR BELT WITH CLINCHED ROD ENDS
First Claim
1. A variable spaced flat wire conveyor belt system comprising:
- a plurality of spaced tractive rods;
a plurality of rows of flat wire wickets transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting said plurality of spaced tractive rods, each said wicket having a uniform thickness dimension throughout a width of the conveyor belt;
each of said row of wickets defining a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, each of said links having a longitudinal height and a transverse spacing; and
at least one sprocket having a plurality of sprocket teeth;
wherein said plurality of first links have a first height and a first transverse spacing and said plurality of second links have a second height and a second transverse spacing, said first height being substantially equal to said second height and said first spacing being less than said second spacing, andwherein said conveyor belt includes an opposing first outer edge and a second outer edge and said plurality of first links are disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt,wherein said plurality of spaced tractive rods terminate with clinched ends within said plurality of first links disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt, andwherein said first links are dimensioned for receiving said clinched ends and said sprocket teeth therewithin.
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Abstract
A flat wire conveyor belt and system includes a plurality of spaced tractive rods and a plurality of rows of pickets transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting the plurality of spaced tractive rods, each of the rows of pickets including a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, the plurality of first links have a first spacing and the plurality of second links have a second spacing, the first spacing being less than the second spacing. The system further includes a sprocket, wherein the plurality of spaced tractive rods terminate with clinched ends within the plurality of first links disposed on the outer edges of the flat wire conveyor belt, and the first links are dimensioned for receiving the clinched ends and the sprocket teeth therewithin.
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9 Claims
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1. A variable spaced flat wire conveyor belt system comprising:
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a plurality of spaced tractive rods; a plurality of rows of flat wire wickets transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting said plurality of spaced tractive rods, each said wicket having a uniform thickness dimension throughout a width of the conveyor belt;
each of said row of wickets defining a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, each of said links having a longitudinal height and a transverse spacing; andat least one sprocket having a plurality of sprocket teeth; wherein said plurality of first links have a first height and a first transverse spacing and said plurality of second links have a second height and a second transverse spacing, said first height being substantially equal to said second height and said first spacing being less than said second spacing, and wherein said conveyor belt includes an opposing first outer edge and a second outer edge and said plurality of first links are disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt, wherein said plurality of spaced tractive rods terminate with clinched ends within said plurality of first links disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt, and wherein said first links are dimensioned for receiving said clinched ends and said sprocket teeth therewithin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A variable spaced flat wire conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of spaced tractive rods; and a plurality of rows of flat wire wickets transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting said plurality of spaced tractive rods, each said wicket having a uniform thickness dimension throughout a width of the conveyor belt;
each of said row of wickets defining a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, each of said links having a longitudinal height and a transverse spacing;wherein said plurality of first links have a first height and a first transverse spacing and said plurality of second links have a second height and a second transverse spacing, said first height being substantially equal to said second height and said first spacing being less than said second spacing; wherein said conveyor belt includes an opposing first outer edge and a second outer edge and said plurality of first links are disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt; wherein said plurality of spaced tractive rods terminate with clinched ends within said plurality of first links disposed on at least the first outer edge and the second outer edge of the flat wire conveyor belt; and wherein said first links are dimensioned for receiving said clinched ends therewithin. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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