Side-By-Side Slats for a Chain Conveyor Belt and Conveyor Belt System Comprising Same

A slat for a conveyor belt assembly, the slat comprising:

• a flat body portion;
• and
• a rod connection mechanism disposed at a first end of the flat body portion and a slat connection element disposed at a second end of the flat body portion, the rod connection mechanism including two hooks that extend away from a bottom surface of the flat body portion, the two hooks being separated by a gap, and the slat connection element includes a plate that extends downward, away from the flat body portion and substantially perpendicular to the flat body portion.

A slat for a conveyor belt assembly, the slat comprising:

• a flat body portion;
• and
• a rod connection mechanism disposed at a first end of the flat body portion and a snap-in connection element disposed at a second end of the flat body portion, the rod connection mechanism including two hooks that extend away from a bottom surface of the flat body portion, the two hooks being separated by a first gap, and the snap-in connection element includes two legs that extend away from the bottom surface of the flat body portion, the two legs being separated from one another by a second gap.