Patent ID: 8272504

Claim:
A fastener assembly ( 1 ) for attaching a carrier ( 2 ) to a conveyor chain ( 3 ), said fastener assembly ( 1 ) comprising: a first link plate ( 4 ); a second link plate ( 5 ), the first link plate ( 4 ) located in a position opposed to the second link plate ( 5 ), wherein said first and second link plates ( 4 , 5 ) are arranged to define between them an interspace ( 6 ), said first link plate ( 4 ) having an inner side ( 7 ) facing towards the second link plate ( 5 ) and an outer side ( 8 ) facing away from the second link plate ( 5 ); link pins ( 9 ) connecting said link plates ( 4 , 5 ); and a fastener ( 10 ) for a carrier ( 2 ), wherein said fastener ( 10 ) is attached to the first link plate ( 4 ) at the outer side ( 8 ) of said first link plate ( 4 ) by means of a retainer ( 11 ), which at least partially encompasses said first link plate ( 4 ) and extends into the interspace ( 6 ) between said first and second link plates ( 4 , 5 ) so as to attach the fastener ( 10 ) to the first link plate ( 4 ), wherein adjoining link plates ( 12 ) are arranged adjacent to the inner side ( 7 ) of said first link plate ( 4 ), and that said retainer ( 11 ) has a thickness at the inner side ( 7 ) of said first link plate ( 4 ) equal to or less than the thickness of said adjoining link plates ( 12 ).