Patent ID: 6951271

Claim:
A lug for releasable attachment to a conveyor belt, the lug comprising: a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and edge surfaces extending between and interconnecting the upper surface and the lower surface of the base; a first side wall and a second side wall mounted to opposite edge surfaces of the base such that the base extends between and interconnects the side walls intermediate upper and lower ends of the side walls; and a flange extending inwardly from adjacent each of the lower ends of the side walls, each flange defining a slot between the flange and the lower surface of the base for receiving an edge of the conveyor belt, wherein the first side wall is pivotally mounted to the base for movement relative to the base between a first position where the flange on the lower end of the first side wall is spaced a first distance from the flange on the lower end of the second side wall for allowing the belt to fit between the flanges, and a second position where the flanges on the side walls are spaced apart a second distance which is less than the width of the belt for capturing the belt in the slots between the side walls.