Patent ID: 7073662
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor belt comprising: a plurality of link elements, each link element having a plurality of intermeshing extensions and at least one edge extension at a peripheral edge thereof, said plurality of intermeshing extensions forming receiving compartments adapted to receive intermeshing extensions of an adjacent link element, and including transverse rod openings; and a plurality of pivot rods received in said transverse rod openings of said plurality of intermeshing extensions thereby interconnecting adjacent link elements together; wherein said at least one edge extension of said plurality of link elements includes an entry aperture sized to allow insertion of a pivot rod through said at least one edge extension, and a protrusion that extends to block an entry aperture of an adjacent link element to retain a pivot rod that interlinks a pair of link elements other than said link element on which said protrusion is provided.