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US 2011/0226592 A1Published application
Link belt for use in furnaces
OwnerRobert S. Cutshallinventor
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Abstract
A link belt for use in a sintering furnace, which is made of a plurality of first links, each of said links having working surfaces for supporting objects to be carried on the belt. A plurality of rollers are positioned intermediate certain of said first links, and a plurality of pins pass through apertures within said first links and within said rollers.
Claims17
A link belt for use in a sintering furnace, said link belt comprising:
- a plurality of first links, each of said links comprising working surfaces for supporting objects to be carried on said belt;
- a plurality of rollers positioned intermediate certain of said first links;
- and
- a plurality of pins received through apertures within said first links and within said rollers.
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A link belt for use in a sintering furnace, said link belt comprising:
- a plurality of first links, each of said first links comprising:
- a top section comprising a main body and working surfaces for supporting objects to be carried on said belt and formed at the top of longitudinal and lateral members extending upwardly from said main body of said top section;
- a bottom section spaced apart from said top section, said top section and said bottom section being joined together at ends thereof by noses, and also being joined together by a center post;
- a plurality of rollers positioned intermediate certain of said first links, each of said rollers having an aperture extending therethrough;
- a plurality of second links positioned on opposing sides of said link belt and comprising a pair of apertures extending therethrough;
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- a plurality of pins extending between said opposing sides of said link belt, each of said pins being received through said apertures of said first links, rollers and second links.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.