Patent ID: 9004270
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B65G,F27B,F27D

Abstract:
1. A link belt for use in a centering furnace, said link belt comprising: a plurality of first links, each of said links comprising working surfaces for supporting objects to be carried on said belt; a plurality of rollers positioned intermediate certain of said first links; a plurality of pins received through apertures within said first links and within said rollers; each of said first links comprises a top section having opposing ends and a bottom section having opposing ends, said bottom section being spaced apart from said top section, and said top section and said bottom section of each of said first links being jointed at said ends by noses; said top section of said first links comprises: each of said first links further comprises a center post joining said top and said bottom sections of said first link; each of said bottom sections comprises a main body, with said main bodies of said top section and said bottom section having comparable dimensions; each of said first links comprises a main body, with said main bodies of said top section and said bottom section having comparable dimensions; and each of said first links comprises ribs projecting upwardly from said main body of said bottom section, and extending from said center post to said noses.