Buttonless conveyor belt

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2011-08-02

2011-08-02

Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor section

Endless conveyor

C198S849000, C198S817000, C198S831000, C198S850000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07987974

ABSTRACT:
A conveyor belt is made with a series of spaced apart buttonless rods. The buttonless rods are connected to each other with a plurality of links. The buttonless ends of the rods are welded or otherwise affixed to the links so that the ends of the rods are substantially coplanar with the outer surface of the links. This forms a relatively smooth link surface, which is readily cleaned and sanitized. Additionally, wear and tear is reduced on driving grip surfaces that frictionally grab onto the links.

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