Patent ID: 7270231
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An improved, self-stacking conveyor belt with a plurality of interconnected links used to support a flexible support structure, each said link including two side plates and two parallel transverse rods extending there between, each said side plate includes an outer one-half plate section and an offset inner one-half plate section, a lateral foot attached to each said outer one-half plate section, and an inward directed, downward extending guide tab attached or formed on said inner one-half plate section, each said inner one-half plate section including a longitudinally aligned slot capable of receiving a transverse rod attached to an adjacent link to couple two adjacent, parallel links together, said improvement including at least one downward extending, abutment edge formed on each said foot, said abutment edge being offset with the inside surface of said outer one-half plate section thereby forming a resting surface to support an upper link in a stacked configuration over a lower link, said abutment edge acting as a stop surface that prevents lateral movement of said upper link over a lower link when said belt is stacked in a stacked configuration, said abutment edge being formed by two-step structures spaced apart and separated by a diagonal intermediate section formed on the bottom surface of said foot.