Quick splice conveyor belt system and method therefor
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1. A conveyor belt 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,wherein at least one of said rows of flat wire wickets includes an outer edge link on each end thereof, said outer edge link including a projecting tab on an outer side thereof; and
wherein at least one of said plurality of rods includes a hooked shaped end on each end thereof, at least one hooked shaped end of said at least one rod engaging the projecting tab on one said outer edge link.
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Abstract
A conveyor belt system includes a splice rod having a j-shaped hook on each end thereof and a plurality of links for receiving the splice rod therethrough. The links further include a specially modified link end for securing the rods.
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14 Claims
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1. A conveyor belt 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, wherein at least one of said rows of flat wire wickets includes an outer edge link on each end thereof, said outer edge link including a projecting tab on an outer side thereof; and wherein at least one of said plurality of rods includes a hooked shaped end on each end thereof, at least one hooked shaped end of said at least one rod engaging the projecting tab on one said outer edge link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A conveyor belt for conveying product in a direction of travel, said conveyor belt comprising:
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a plurality of pivotal transverse rods extending laterally across the belt, said transverse rods having inner and outer ends along inner and outer edges of the belt, said inner and outer ends of said transverse rod having a hooked configuration; a plurality of connecting links arranged in at least one longitudinal row along the inner and outer edges of the belt and pivotally interconnecting the inner and outer ends of the transverse rods, respectively, each of said connecting links having a pair of longitudinally extending legs and an opening extending laterally through each said leg such that said hooked configuration of the transverse rods extend through said openings, wherein an outer leg of each said connecting link includes an extension having an opening therein; wherein said hooked configuration of said inner and outer ends of said transverse rod are disposed through said openings in said outers legs of said connecting links. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of manufacturing a conveyor belt, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of transverse rods including a hooked shaped end on each end thereof; providing a plurality of wickets or links having a first pair of openings extending laterally therethrough and a second pair of openings extending therethrough, said outermost edge wickets or links including a projecting extension; arranging the transverse rods through the first and second pair of openings so as to pivotally interconnect the transverse rods in a longitudinally spaced arrangement; and wherein said hooked shaped ends of said rods engage the projecting extensions on said outermost wickets or links. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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