Conveyor belt slat

A conveyor belt, the conveyor belt comprising:

• a plurality of spaced rods movable by a conveyor belt drive mechanism, and
• a plurality of slats, a first slat of the plurality of slats comprising a base portion for carrying an item, the base portion having a perpendicular leading edge oriented relative to a direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt and a perpendicular trailing edge oriented relative to the direction of conveyance travel,
• wherein the leading edge of the first slat is coupled to one of the plurality of rods at a first location and the trailing edge is coupled to a second slat at a second location, the second location being offset from the plurality of rods.