Patent ID: 8016102

Claim:
A conveyor chain comprising: a plurality of chain links connected together in a chain, the chain links each including a pair of forward arms extending in a forward direction on both sides of the link and having a space therebetween and a rearward arm extending in a rearward direction; the forward arms of one link configured to receive the rearward arm of an adjacent link in the space between the forward arms, the rearward arm of the adjacent link configured to couple with the forward arms of the one link and form a continuous chain; the rearward arm of each link extending a distance from the forward arms so that when adjacent links are coupled together, an engagement space is created between the forward arms of the one link and the forward arms of the adjacent link on both sides of the links; the engagement spaces configured to receive portions of sprockets that would engage the forward arms of the link on both sides of the chain for driving the chain.