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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Fritz Fochler, Illerkirchberg, DE;
Inventor:
Fritz Fochler, Illerkirchberg, DE;
Assignee:
Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Laupheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveyor chain has a succession of longitudinally succeeding links, a respective entrainment lug projecting transversely outward from each link and formed with a latch seat and a plurality of identical entrainment elements. The entrainment elements each have a transversely outwardly projecting entrainment arm, a transversely inwardly open socket adapted to fit complementarily over a respective one of the lugs, a formation in the socket engageable in the seat of the respective one lug, and a longitudinally extending brace bearing transversely inward on at least one of the lugs adjacent the respective one lug.