Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor section – Endless conveyor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-30
2008-10-21
Bidwell, James R (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor section
Endless conveyor
C474S216000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07438179
ABSTRACT:
A modular plastic conveyor belt formed by rows of belt modules connected together at hinge joints by non-circular hinge rods. Each hinge rod has an arcuate outer face that forms a portion of a cylinder and extends circumferentially over a first angle preferably between 90° and 180°. An axial groove is formed in the hinge rod opposite its arcuate outer face. Openings in hinge eyes at opposite ends of the belt rows are sector-shaped. The openings along a leading edge of a row are shaped to receive a hinge rod snugly with little clearance. The openings along a trailing edge of an adjacent row have similar radial dimensions, but extend circumferentially over a second angle greater than the first angle. The hinge eyes of adjacent rows are interleaved and aligned to receive a hinge rod and give the hinge joint a range of articulation. Protrusions extending into the openings are received in the grooves in the hinge rod to register the hinge rod in the joint to limit vertical motion of the rod in the extended openings.
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Bidwell James R
Cronvich James T.
Laitram L.L.C.
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