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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
David C. Weiser, River Ridge, LA (US);
Gilbert J. Maclachlan, Harahan, LA (US);
Terral A. Ridgell, Tickfaw, LA (US);
David C. Weiser, River Ridge, LA (US);
Gilbert J. MacLachlan, Harahan, LA (US);
Terral A. Ridgell, Tickfaw, LA (US);
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Abstract
A modular plastic conveyor belt constructed of belt modules having hooked structure to hold belt rows together during splicing for easier hinge-rod insertion and to accommodate an elongated belt edge portion permitting hinge-rod growth and a method for splicing such a belt together. The modules include a pivot end that hooks into a mating receptacle on the module of a consecutive belt row. An aperture through the receptacle and the pivot end is aligned with the apertures of other hinge elements to form a lateral passageway for a hinge rod.