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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventors:
Bryant G. Ragan, Metairie, LA (US);
John de St. Germain, Ponchatoula, LA (US);
Adam E. Bannerman, Mandeville, LA (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/48 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01); B65G 23/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/96 (2006.01); F16G 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/48 (2013.01); F16G 3/10 (2013.01); B65G 17/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Conveyor belt modules having rodless hook hinges and modular conveyor belts constructed of those modules. Hooks on opposite ends of belt modules hook into complementary hooks on adjacent modules to interconnect the modules at hinge joints into an endless belt. The geometry of the modules enables them to be manufactured by extrusion.