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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
William G Faulkner, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a conveyor belt having a plurality of link assemblies. Each of the link assemblies has a forward end, a rearward end, a first side and a second side. A forward shaft opening extends through the forward end of each link assembly and a rearward shaft opening extends through the rearward end of each link assembly. A plurality of link shafts are provided for interconnecting adjacently disposed link assemblies such that the link assemblies are laterally movable relative to adjacently disposed link assemblies. One of the link shafts extends through the forward shaft opening of each of the link assemblies and through the rearward shaft openings of an adjacently disposed link assembly. Each link shaft has a first end disposed inwardly a distance from the first side of each of the link assemblies, and a second end disposed inwardly a distance from the second side of each of the link assemblies such that in an assembled position the second end of the conveyor belt is fixed laterally with respect to the first end of the conveyor belt. The link assemblies are constructed to permit the conveyor belt to turn bi-directionally with a turning ratio of less than 1.0 in each direction.