Patent ID: 8056315

Claim:
A chain connecting link, comprising: two link brackets having limbs to couple the link brackets with each other, wherein one of the limbs of each link bracket has a neck section and a pin of a thickness which is greater than a thickness of the neck section, and another one of the limbs has a neck recess and a pin recess of a contour to complement the neck section and the pin section, respectively, so that the pin of one of the link brackets is engageable in the pin recess of the other one of the link brackets and the neck section of the one of the link brackets is engageable in the neck recess of the other one of the link brackets, wherein the pin of one of the limbs and the pin recess of the other one of the limbs of each link bracket define a vertical central longitudinal plane and have first flank surfaces which are inclined with respect to the vertical central longitudinal plane; and a bar transversely arranged between the link brackets to lock the coupled link brackets.