Wheel roller having a log chain forging or a carrier link forging for an 88 series chain

A wheel roller, comprising:

• a carrier link forging having a main body and a carrier link formed as a unitary component, said carrier link having a front end and a rear end and disposed below said main body, said main body having two openings formed therein and extending completely through said main body, said carrier link forging further having a sub-body disposed directly below said main body and above said carrier link, said sub-body is formed as a part of said unitary component, wherein said main body having a top surface with sides and said sides overlap said sub-body;
• pins, one of said pins disposed in each of said openings in said main body and fixed to said main body in a non-pivotable manner, a first reinforcement surrounding a first of said openings and a second reinforcement surrounding a second of said openings, said first reinforcement being separated from said second reinforcement by a portion of said sub-body;
• and
• wheels supported by said pins.

A wheel roller, comprising:

• a carrier link forging having a main body and a carrier link formed as a unitary component, said carrier link having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom and is disposed directly below said main body, said bottom of said carrier link being C-shaped with two opposing arms having a gap formed between said arms for linking to another carrier link of another carrier link forging and forming part of a conveyor chain, said main body having openings formed therein and extending completely through said main body;
• pins disposed in said openings and secured to said main body in a fixed, non-pivotable manner;
• wheels supported by said pins;
• said carrier link having a first longitudinal extent;
• said main body having a second longitudinal extent;
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• said carrier link is disposed below said main body and the first longitudinal extent does not exceed boundaries of the second longitudinal extent and is within the boundaries of the second longitudinal extent.

A wheel roller, comprising:

• a carrier link forging having a single main body and a carrier link formed as a unitary component, said carrier link having a front end and a rear end and disposed below said single main body, said single main body having openings formed therein and extending completely through said single main body;
• pins disposed in said openings in said single main body and fixed to said single main body in a non-pivotable manner;
• wheels supported by said pins;
• said carrier link further containing:
• two spaced apart legs with openings formed therein and each having a front end and a rear end, said two spaced apart legs are both supported by said single main body;
• a link connecting housing having end sides, said link connecting housing disposed between inner sides of said legs and each of said end sides respectively connected to said rear end of one of said legs;
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• said front end of said legs together defining a pocket for receiving a rear end of an adjacent carrier link.

A wheel roller, comprising:

• a carrier link forging having a main body and a carrier link formed as a unitary component, said carrier link having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom and is disposed directly below said main body, said bottom of said carrier link being C-shaped with two opposing arms having a gap formed between said arms for linking to another carrier link forging, said main body having openings formed therein and extending completely through said main body, said main body having an underside with a recessed pocket formed therein for receiving said carrier link;
• pins disposed in said openings and secured to said main body in a fixed, non-pivotable manner;
• and
• wheels supported by said pins.