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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James C Stebnicki, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Robert E Mitchell, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rexnord Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198853 ; 474218 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein is a connector pin for a modular conveyor belt. The connector pin is fabricated from two separate materials and includes a high strength polymer core which is covered by a low-friction polymer shell. The connector pin is used with a modular conveyor belt that includes a first conveyor link having a link end which is intermeshed with a link end on a second similar conveyor link. The openings in the first link and the second link are axially aligned with respect to each other such that they receive the connector pin of the present invention therein.