Patent ID: 7383943

Claim:
A method of repairing a slat conveyor, comprising the steps of: providing an anchor bar having an anchor frame, a first C-clamp and a second C-clamp, a first end of said anchor frame being coupled to said first C-clamp, a second end of said anchor frame being coupled to said second C-clamp; attaching said first C-clamp to a first frame rail of the slat conveyor, attaching said second C-clamp to a second frame rail of the slat conveyor; and providing a ratchet puller having a first hook and a second hook, attaching said first hook around a first end of a broken conveyor chain and said frame rail, attaching said second hook to a second end of the broken conveyor chain, actuating said ratchet puller to make the first and second ends of the broken conveyor chain meet.