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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Hans Dalferth, Aalen, DE;
Zvonimir Bogdan, Abtsgmünd, DE;
Hans-Jürgen Scherle, Aalen, DE;
Alfred Puppel, Wuppertal, DE;
RUD-Kettenfabrik Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co., Aalen-Unterkochen, DE;
Abstract
In the case of a connecting chain link for link chains having two connecting-link parts (,) which can be displaced by limited amounts in the longitudinal direction of the connecting link, in order to open and close the connecting link, and which are each provided with a stub (,) at one end (,) and at the other end (,) with a pocket (,) to hold the stub (,), in the closed position the connecting-link parts (,) are locked in place with the aid of a central locking element (,) which rests in shell-shaped supporting surfaces (,) of two projections (,) which protrude into the clear interior of the connecting link.