Patent ID: 7028833

Claim:
A method for connecting the front belt ends ( 9 , 10 ) of transport belts ( 1 ) using a closure aid ( 13 ), comprising the steps of: fastening a plurality of closure aid elements ( 14 , 15 ) at a distance from one another in the region of each of the two belt ends ( 9 , 10 ), by way of attachment members ( 16 , through 21 ), in such a way that they each link the belt ends ( 9 , 10 ), the closure aid elements ( 14 , 15 ) having tensioning elements ( 23 ) that pull the belt ends ( 9 , 10 ) toward one another; connecting the belt ends ( 9 , 10 ) to one another by means of coupling elements ( 11 , 12 ); and removing the closure aid ( 13 ) from the transport belt ( 1 ), wherein lashing straps ( 14 , 15 ), each having a lashing mechanism ( 23 ), are used as closure aid elements, actuation thereof causing the distance between the belt ends ( 9 , 10 ) to be reduced to a coupling position that allows them to be coupled.