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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Robert E. Mitchell, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James C. Stebnicki, Glendale, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Mitchell, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James C. Stebnicki, Glendale, WI (US);
Assignee:
Rexnord Industries, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A side-flexing conveyor chain module includes a first module member having at least two first link ends, a second module member having at least two second link ends, and linkages linking at least one of the first link ends to at least one of the second link ends. Separating the chain module into module members and linking the module members together by linkages distributes the chain tension across the width of the chain module, and thus the hinge pin joining adjacent chain modules.