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US 8,522,962 B2Granted
Wear-resistant connector for a modular link conveyor
AssigneeSpan Tech LLC
InventorMark D. Russell
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Abstract
A connector for connecting modular conveyor links to form a belt includes a rod-like core and a powder coating forming a protective shell. The core may be stainless steel and the powder coating may be nylon.
Claims17
A conveyor belt comprising:
- a plurality of links arranged in interdigitated rows;
- and
- an elongated connector for connecting the links, the connector comprising a core and a powder coating forming an outer shell on the core,
- wherein the core comprises stainless steel, and the powder coating forming the outer shell prevents wear particles from embedding in the plurality of the links.
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A conveyor belt comprising:
- a plurality of links arranged in interdigitated rows;
- an elongated connector for connecting the links, said connector comprising a core and an outer surface;
- and
- a powder coating applied to the outer surface of the connector forming an outer shell for frictionally engaging a surface of the links,
- wherein the links comprise acetal and the outer shell comprises nylon.
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A method of using a connector for connecting a plurality of interdigitated links to form a conveyor belt comprising:
- providing a connector comprising an electrically conductive material;
- coating an outer surface of the connector with a powder coating to form an outer shell on the connector;
- and
- connecting the interdigitated links with the coated connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.