Patent ID: 7954631

Claim:
A chain link conveyor, comprising: a series of spaced apart sprockets; at least one chain trained around the sprockets; a support structure moveable by the chain for pushing a load or moving material over a support surface as the chain is driven; the chain having a series of interconnected links with each link having a pair of sidebars, a crossbar, and a pair of spaced apart hooks for connecting to another link; at least one connector for connecting the support structure to one chain link, each connector wrapping substantially around a respective sidebar of a chain link; a centering gap formed between the hooks of each chain link for centering the sprockets as the respective chain links engage and move over the sprockets; the centering gap having a width substantially less than the distance between opposed sidebars of the chain links; and wherein the width of the sprockets are relatively narrow compared to the distance between the sidebars of the respective links such that as the sprockets engage respective chain links having a connector connected thereto, there is a space defined between the sprockets and the adjacent connectors and sidebars.