Patent ID: 8844713
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A conveyor belt configured to contact a drive surface, the conveyor belt comprising: a rod having a free end, wherein the rod comprises an elongated portion of a rod material; a link having a leg formed of a link leg material and configured to receive the rod, wherein the leg includes an outer link surface configured to face the drive surface; an aperture extending through the leg, wherein the rod is disposed within the aperture; a first weld that attaches the free end of the rod to the outer link surface, the first weld comprising a first weld material; and a second weld made of a second weld material, wherein the second weld covers at least a portion of the first weld and forms an outermost surface of the conveyor belt configured to contact the drive surface; wherein the second weld material is different from the first weld material, and wherein the second weld material is more resistant to wear than the first weld material.