Patent ID: 7281626
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A belt module, which comprises: a) an intermediate section having opposed first and second walls, wherein the intermediate section has an intermediate width defined by the first and second walls and a thickness defined by an upper surface and a lower surface and wherein the intermediate section comprises a web portion extending across the intermediate width between the first and second walls and from one of the upper and lower surfaces to a portion of the way through the thickness of the intermediate section to form into a corrugated portion extending across the intermediate width between the first and second walls to the other of the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the corrugated portion formed into or having a series of either straight or rounded ridges and valleys having a regular amplitude and frequency extending substantially across the intermediate section, from one wall to its corresponding opposed wall; b) a first plurality of link ends originating from and touching the web portion and being connected to the ridges of the first wall of the corrugated portion; c) a second plurality of link ends originating from and touching the web portion and being connected to the ridges of the second wall of the corrugated portion and in a direction opposite the first link ends; and d) transverse openings provided in each of the first and second link ends.