Clips for attaching staples for joining conveyor belt ends and clip-staple assemblies
AssigneeAser
InventorHorst Jakob
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Abstract
Disclosed is a multi-claw clip made of metal sheet comprising a top portion forming the back consisting of a metal sheet part, claws forming extensions of the top portion forming the back that are bent perpendicularly to the top portion, the bends comprising re-entrant ribs and the claws comprising spikes, may be used with a joining staple of a corresponding conveyor belt, the said staple comprising a top plate furnished with holes designed to allow the claws of the clip to pass through. The clip may be snap-fitted by means of grooves of its claws into the edges of the holes of the upper plate of the staple.
Claims19
1-8. (canceled)
A clip for attaching staples for joining conveyor belt ends comprising:
- a top portion, the top portion being configured to fit in an accommodation recess in a top plate of a joining staple for conveyor belt ends, and the top plate of the joining staple being joined by one or more knuckles to a bottom plate so that the joining staple has a substantially U-shaped profile;
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- two or more claws extending substantially perpendicular from a periphery of the top portion, at least one of the two or more claws having a reinforcing rib embossed in a longitudinal direction at or near the middle of the claw and extending into the top portion,
- wherein the top portion and the two or more claws are formed from a unitary sheet of material and the two or more claws are bent with respect to the top portion to form a bend across which the reinforcing rib extends.
A clip for attaching staples for joining conveyor belt ends comprising:
- a top portion, the top portion being configured to fit in an accommodation recess in a top plate of a joining staple for conveyor belt ends, and the top plate of the joining staple being joined by one or more knuckles to a bottom plate so that the joining staple has a substantially U-shaped profile;
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- two or more claws extending substantially perpendicular from a periphery of the top portion, at least one of the two or more claws having a reinforcing rib embossed in a longitudinal direction at or near the middle of the claw and extending into the top portion,
- wherein the two or more claws are welded to the top portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.