Patent ID: 8857607

Claim:
A modular conveyor belt comprising: a connecting rod; and a first link having a first rod receiving aperture and a frangible tab extending from a surface of the first link, the frangible tab including a first mating surface located a predetermined distance from the first rod receiving aperture; wherein the first mating surface of the frangible tab is configured to abut a portion of a second link including a second rod receiving aperture; wherein, when the first mating surface abuts the portion of the second link, the first rod receiving aperture is substantially aligned with the second rod receiving aperture to form a rod receiving path; wherein the connecting rod is configured to be received within the first rod receiving aperture and the second rod receiving aperture; wherein the connecting rod is smaller than at least one of the first rod receiving aperture and the second rod receiving aperture to allow the first link to move relative to the second link while the connecting rod is received within the first rod receiving aperture and the second rod receiving aperture; and wherein the frangible tab is configured to be removed from the first link due to movement of the first link relative to the second link while the connecting rod is received within the first rod receiving aperture and the second rod receiving aperture.