Chain-link conveyor

A chain link conveyor comprising a plurality of identical chain links each including eye parts at front and rear edges of adjacent links, as viewed in a direction of travel of the conveyor, transversely extending hinge pins inserted through the eye parts of adjacent links for enabling each pair of hinged links to be mutually swingable about both a normally horizontally-disposed axis of the respective hinge pins and, to a limited extent, about a normally vertical axis through a mid-point of a hinge assembly formed by the respective hinge pins and eye parts, wherein one of the front or rear edges of each chain link includes two eye parts for receiving one of the hinge pins and the other of the front or rear edges includes a single eye part with an opening for receiving the hinge pin of the adjacent link, said opening enabling the hinge pin to be moved only during the running of the conveyor, each chain link comprises a top plate arranged to support items to be transported by the conveyor, said top plate including a plurality of fingers separated by recesses, said fingers extending from both the front edge and rear edge of the respective chain links, as viewed in the direction of travel of the conveyor, and wherein said at least one finger positioned at the center line is placed between the two eye parts provided on said one edge of each chain link.