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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franciscus Josephus Maria Van Esch, Breda, NL;
George Johannes Van Zijderveld, s-Gravenzande, NL;
Assignee:
MCC Nederland B.V., , NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/706 ;
Abstract
A module for a modular conveyor mat is provided with front hinge loops and rear hinge loops and the front hinge loops of one module are adapted to be joined to rear hinge loops of an adjacent module by a hinge pin extending transversely to the conveying direction, a recess in the module accommodates a retaining member having a closing part rotatable between a first position for retaining the hinge pin and a second position for releasing the hinge pin.