Patent ID: 8579104

Claim:
A conveyor belt module comprising: a main portion extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end of the conveyor belt module and laterally from a first side to a second side of the main portion and including: a first set of hinge elements spaced apart along the first end having aligned apertures, and a second set of hinge elements spaced apart along the second end having aligned apertures; and an edge portion extending outward from the first side of the main portion, wherein the edge portion includes: an outside edge distal from the first side of the main portion, a receptacle formed in the edge portion along one of the first and second ends of the conveyor belt module, and a pivot member extending from the edge portion along the other of the first and second ends, the pivot member aligned longitudinally with the receptacle and having a pivot axis aligned laterally with the set of hinge elements at that end of the conveyor belt module; wherein the pivot member includes a pivot defining the pivot axis and an arm attached to the edge portion and extending in the longitudinal direction from the pivot.