Patent ID: 8151432

Claim:
A system for splicing conveyor belt ends together, the system comprising: conveyor belt fasteners having fastener members including scalloped end edges with alternating projections and recesses; an applicator tool for securing conveyor belt ends together; a base of the applicator tool; an upwardly facing, elongate recess extending lengthwise along the base sized to fit the belt fastener members therein; and locating projections extending into the elongate recess on either side thereof configured to be fit into the edge recesses and between the edge projections of the belt fastener members for keeping the fastener members substantially stationary as the belt fasteners are secured to the belt ends, wherein the conveyor belt fasteners include upper plates and lower plates with the lower plates being the belt fastener members having the scalloped end edges and snugly fitting in the elongate recess, and an elongate alignment bar to which the upper plates are secured for being mounted to the base to position the upper plates in alignment over the lower plates in the elongate recess with the belt ends therebetween.