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US 7,954,630 B2Granted
Conveyor belt
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorChristopher Hugh Williams
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Abstract
A method of attaching a pawl to a region of a surface of a conveyor belt comprising pre-stressing the surface region and fixing the pawl to the surface region while it is in the pre-stressed state.
Claims24
A method of attaching a pawl to a region of a surface of a conveyor belt comprising the following steps:
- pre-stressing the surface region in tension;
- and
- fixing the pawl to the surface region while it is in the pre-stressed tensile state.
Conveyor belt apparatus, comprising:
- an endless belt having outer surface and a plurality of pawls attached thereto at spaced positions, wherein at least one pawl comprises a base with two feet, including a leading foot and a trailing foot, separated by a gap, and fixed to the belt outer surface while the surface is in a pre-stressed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.