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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2005
Applicants:
D. Joseph Neely, Gerrardstown, WV (US);
Aaron Brantly Neely, Gerrardstown, WV (US);
Inventors:
D. Joseph Neely, Gerrardstown, WV (US);
Aaron Brantly Neely, Gerrardstown, WV (US);
Assignee:
Ashworth Bros. Inc., Winchester, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveyor belt including a plurality of link elements, and a pivot rod with a button head at one end. The button head is sized to pass through an outer opening and be received in a first edge extension when in a particular orientation. The pivot rod is retained with the button head received in the first edge extension by rotating the button head so that the button head is misaligned with respect to the first dimension of the outer opening. A method for assembling a conveyor belt is also provided.