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US 5,701,638 AGranted
Belt connector
AssigneeGoro S. A.
InventorJean-Fran.cedilla.ois Schick
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Abstract
A connector for securing together two belt ends has a pair of similar U-section clips each having a pair of legs secured to the respective belt end and a plurality of spaced knuckles. The knuckles are interleaved to form a transversely extending passage, and a connector rod extends through the passage and interconnects the clips. The rod is made of a hard austenitic manganese steel.
Claims20
In combination with two belt ends, a connector comprising:
- a pair of similar U-section clips each having a pair of legs secured to the respective belt end and a plurality of spaced knuckles, the knuckles being interleaved to form a transversely extending passage;
- a connector rod extending through the passage and interconnecting the clips;
- a plurality of outer sleeves surrounding the rod and directly engaging the knuckles, the sleeves each being of a wear-resistant material and having a soft lining of a material capable of plastically deforming;
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- respective frangible webs each connecting a respective two adjacent outer sleeves together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.