Patent ID: 7559422
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A unitary modular link for coupling with an adjacent link to form a part of a rodless conveyor belt for conveying articles or products, comprising: a plurality of laterally repeating apex portions, each including a surface capable of engaging or assisting in supporting the articles or products being conveyed; a pair of leg portions extending from each said apex portion; and at least one integral connector positioned between the leg portions associated with each apex portion; wherein each apex portion includes a receiver capable of receiving a portion of the adjacent link in snap-fit engagement, wherein the receiver includes an oversized entryway and a pair of opposed inwardly sloping sidewalls forming a neck, whereby the portion of the adjacent link passes through the oversized entryway, along the sloping sidewalls, and snaps past the neck to become captured in the receiver and form the desired snap-fit engagement; whereby the snap-fit engagement allows for the easy and secure assembly of the link with the adjacent link to form the part of the conveyor belt.