Patent ID: 9605730
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F16G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device for splicing two belts together, the device comprising: a first clamping plate, a second clamping plate, and a central plate disposed between the first and second clamping plates, each of the first and second clamping plates including inwardly facing surfaces oriented towards the central plate; a first gripping region disposed on the inwardly facing surfaces, the first gripping region having a plurality of teeth arranged in spaced apart columns, and aligned in a plurality of rows, the spaced apart columns positioned parallel to a long axis of the first and second clamping plates; a second gripping region disposed on the inwardly facing surfaces, the second gripping region having a plurality of spaced apart elongated recesses positioned perpendicular to the first gripping region; and a wedge member removably coupled to an end of the central plate, the wedge secured to the end of the central plate by at least one locking mechanism extending through the wedge member, and into the end of the central plate.