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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1992
William F Funkhouser, Mt. Jackson, VA (US);
Ashworth Bros., Inc., Fall River, MA (US);
Abstract
An end fixation for a ceramic conveyor belt, including a plurality of ceramic bars interconnected by a plurality of interconnecting rods disposed through holes formed in the ceramic bars such that each bar is interconnected by two rods is disclosed. The end fixation holding the bars on the rods comprises an indentation formed about both ends of the interconnecting rods, and a ceramic edge link disposed adjacent the outermost of the ceramic bars. The edge links have a longitudinal channel disposed therethrough, the channel being defined by a ledge and including an enlarged opening through which the ends of the interconnecting rod may be passed to allow the edge links to be disposed on the rod. The ledge fits within the indentation to retain the edge links on the rods. Also provided is a structure for preventing the enlarged opening from aligning with the rods after the edge links are disposed on the rods to preclude the edge links from falling off of the rods.