Patent ID: 7159709
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A planar conveyor belt for moving along a curved trajectory, the conveyor belt comprising: a plurality of chain links having a central core with a front and a rear, said plurality of chain links having a plurality of projections in a staggered arrangement at said front and said rear, said projections at said front having aligned openings, said plurality of projections of said rear having aligned openings, each of said openings at said front and said rear having an oblong shape; a first pivot pin passing through said aligned openings of said projections at said front; and a second pivot pin passing through said aligned openings of said plurality of projections at said rear, each of said openings having a center positioned on an axis extending in generally parallel relation to the curved trajectory, said axis having a radius in excess of one meter.