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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Keith W. Sterner, Easton, PA (US);
John F. Simonof, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Korey A. Szapacs, Northampton, PA (US);
David R. Gill, Easton, PA (US);
Keith W. Sterner, Easton, PA (US);
John F. Simonof, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Korey A. Szapacs, Northampton, PA (US);
David R. Gill, Easton, PA (US);
Flexicon Corporation, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A drag conveyor system having a tube and a traction element extending through tube is provided. A plurality of slugs are connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange. A disk is removably attached to each of the slugs, with the disk including first and second disk parts that are adapted to be placed around the cable and are engagable with one another and/or the slug so that each of the disks is located on the respective one of the slugs. A snap clip is engaged to each of the slugs, with the snap clip including a flange located on an opposite side of the disk from the slug flange that, together with the slug flange, maintains the first and second disk parts together and engaged with the slug in a fixed position on the slug.