Feed conveyor belt and coupler

A belt and coupler arrangement for a feederhouse feed conveyor of an agricultural harvester, the arrangement comprising:

• an elongate belt having an elongate web with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are thicker than the elongate web;
• and
• a coupler having a first elongate recess to receive and enclose the first end, and a second elongate recess to receive and enclose the second end;
• wherein the first elongate recess has a first elongate gap defined by first and second lips that are opposed and through which the elongate web extends;
• wherein the second elongate recess has a second elongate gap defined by third and fourth lips that are opposed and through which the elongate web extends;
• and
• wherein the coupler further comprises:
• a first plate having a first abutment surface and the first and third lips,
• a second plate having a second abutment surface and the second and fourth lips,
• at least one threaded fastener fixing the first plate and the second plate together and forcibly abutting the first and second abutment surfaces together when the at least one fastener is torqued,
• wherein the first and second abutment surfaces when forced into an abutting relationship establish predetermined volumes of the first and second elongate recesses and predetermined widths of the first and second elongate gaps, and
• wherein the first abutment surface is disposed on a first ridge extending downward from an underside of the first plate, and wherein the second abutment surface is disposed on a second ridge that extends upward from an upper side of the second plate.