Conveyor belt scraper

In a conveyor belt scraper for a belt having a direction of travel toward said scraper, the belt scraper having scraping elements urged into contact with the underside of the belt to remove material from the belt, the improvement comprising:

• a mounting plate having a top surface, two spaced, parallel attachment strips fixed to the surface, each attachment strip having a holding portion spaced from the surface with the holding portions facing each other;
• a plurality of scraper elements mounted on said mounting plate, each said scraper element having a metal base plate, the base plate dimensioned to slide between the holding portions and the mounting plate;
• and
• an elastomeric portion connected to and extending generally perpendicularly from the base plate, said elastomeric portion having a convex face facing the direction of travel of said belt, a concave face in the direction of travel of said belt, and a top face extending between the convex and concave faces, the top face and the concave face meeting at an edge engaging said belt, said elastomeric portion additionally including an integral base widening out from said convex and concave faces and secured to said base plate, said base being disposed between said attachment strip holding portions and said base plate extending beyond said base and between the holding portions and mounting plate, said scraper elements being disposed end to end with elastomeric portions and base plates of adjacent scraper elements in abutting relationship.