Patent ID: 8701876

Claim:
A clip for attaching a staple that joins conveyor belt ends, comprising: a top portion and a plurality of claws positioned in a longitudinal direction with respect to said top portion and extending substantially perpendicular from said top portion, said plurality of claws being adapted to extend through corresponding holes in the staple, and said plurality of claws providing shifts in a transversal direction with respect to said top portion, the top portion is formed of a metal sheet, the configuration of which corresponds to that of an accommodation recess provided in a top plate of the staple, said top portion bearing, on the periphery thereof, at least two claws of said plurality of claws, each of said claws being connected to the top portion by a bend, each of said bends including a re-entrant reinforcing rib embossed therein, each reinforcing rib being provided in the longitudinal direction of the respective claw approximately in the middle of the width of the respective claw, wherein the claws are formed either by bending the metal sheet at said bends or by attaching the claws to the metal sheet.