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US 10,308,436 B2Granted
Modular conveyor belt with attached plates
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsElena Rose Yasinski, Timothy J. DeRoche
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Abstract
A modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of conveyor belt modules, some of which include retainers for removably retaining plates, such as cutting boards, to the outer surface of the belt. The longitudinal extent of each of the retained plates in the direction of belt travel exceeds the articulation pitch of the conveyor belt.
Claims19
A modular conveyor belt comprising:
- a series of rows of belt modules joined end to end at hinge joints between consecutive rows and forming an outer belt surface, wherein the distance in a direction of belt travel between consecutive hinge joints defines the belt pitch;
- a retainer on some of the rows;
- a plurality of plates, each plate retained by the retainer on a separate one of the rows;
- wherein the plates have a length in the direction of belt travel that is greater than the belt pitch.
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A conveyor belt module comprising:
- a first end and an opposite second end;
- a plurality of first hinge elements spaced apart along the first end and a plurality of second hinge elements spaced apart along the second end;
- an intermediate section having an outer surface between the first and second ends;
- a retainer including at least one clip at the outer surface;
- a plate retained above the outer surface by the retainer, wherein the plate extends in opposite directions from the retainer past at least one of the first and second ends of the conveyor belt module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.