Splice assembly for connecting belt ends

A splice assembly for connecting together opposing first and second ends of a belt, the splice assembly comprising:

• first belt fasteners for connection to the first belt end;
• second belt fasteners for connection to the second belt end;
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• a cable splice for interconnecting the respective first and second belt fasteners;
• a plurality of cables in the cable splice having opposite ends for connection to the respective first and second belt fasteners;
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• a cover means for the belt cables in the cable splice, the cover means having means for substantially covering the cables across the space between the first and second belt fasteners against abrasion and snagging, and for reducing the sifting of material through the splice assembly.

A belt fastener for use with a cable splice having cables with ends and having at least one end member for connection to the belt fastener, the belt fastener comprising:

• a fastener body made of metal,
• an upper plate on the fastener body having apertures therein to receive a fastener to secure the upper plate to a belt end,
• a lower plate on the fastener body substantially parallel to the upper plate and having apertures aligned with the apertures in the upper plate to secure the lower plate to a lower side of the belt,
• a loop on the fastener body connecting the upper and lower plates and for being spaced from a belt end,
• openings in one of the upper and lower plates to allow passage of a cable end member through the plate into the loop, and
• a slot in the loop through which the cable projects when the end member is received in the loop.

A belt fastener for use with a cable splice having cables with ends and having at least one end member for connection to the belt fastener, the belt fastener comprising:

• a fastener body made of metal,
• an upper plate on the fastener body having apertures therein to receive a fastener to secure the upper plate to a belt end,
• a lower plate on the fastener body substantially parallel to the upper plate and having apertures aligned with the apertures in the upper plate to secure the lower plate to a lower side of the belt,
• a loop on the fastener body connecting the upper and lower plates and for being spaced from a belt end,
• first holes in the upper plate and aligned, second holes in the lower plate for receiving upper and lower ends of a vertically positioned end member within the loop, and at least one slot in the loop to allow the cables to extend through the loops from the vertically positioned end member in the fastener body.

A cable splice for interconnecting belt fasteners secured to opposing ends of a belt, the cable splice comprising:

• a body of resilient material having a first side for being positioned adjacent a first belt fastener and a second opposite side for being positioned adjacent a second opposing belt fastener,
• a plurality of cables in the body extending across the body between the first and second sides of the body with ends of the cables projecting from the respective sides of the body,
• at least one first end member connected to the protruding ends of the cables at one end of the body for connection to a belt fastener, and
• at least one second end member connected to the protruding ends of the cables at the other end of the body for connection to second belt fasteners.