Patent ID: 8973743
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A woven wire belt for conveying one or more articles from a first location to a second location spaced from the first location; said woven wire belt comprising: (a) a plurality of spiral wires; (b) a plurality of connecting wires for connecting the plurality of spiral wires to form a woven wire belt having a conveying surface, each of said plurality of connecting wires extending substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the woven wire belt; (c) each of said plurality of spiral wires having a plurality of upper wire segments and a plurality of lower wire segments, said plurality of upper wire segments are spaced from said plurality of lower wire segments, each of said plurality of upper wire segments are angled in a first direction, each of said plurality of lower wire segments are angled in a second direction wherein the second direction is different from the first direction; and, (d) each of said plurality of spiral wires having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion, said first sidewall portion and said second sidewall portion extending substantially perpendicular to said conveying surface of the woven wire belt, said first sidewall portion and said second sidewall portion being substantially flat, each of said plurality of spiral wires having a height and a width, said height extending substantially perpendicular to said conveying surface and said width extending substantially parallel to said conveying surface, said height being greater than said width.