Conveyor belt slat with side carrier connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494183-B2
Application number	US-201816219532-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2018
Priority date	Jun 29, 2016
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A conveyor belt includes a conveyor belt slat having a coupling mechanism extending from a bottom of a base of the conveyor belt slat.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A conveyor belt, the conveyor belt comprising:
a plurality of slats, a first slat having a base for carrying an item, the base having a first opposing end and a second opposing end, the first opposing end and the second opposing end being substantially parallel to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt;
a cut-out extending from a bottom surface of the base of the first slat; and
a bar that extends through the cut-out,
wherein the cut-out is part of the base, the cut-out securing the bar against the bottom surface of the slat, and a portion of the bar is exposed at the top surface of the slat through part of the cut-out.

2. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the cut-out forms a knuckle.

3. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the cut-out is located away from the first and second opposing ends, towards a middle of the base.

4. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the bar extends from the first opposing end, through the cut-out, and to the second opposing end.

5. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the first slat comprises a metal.

6. The conveyor belt of claim 5 , wherein the first slat comprises an aluminum alloy.

Assignees

• Prince Castle LLC

Inventors

• Adomaitis Matthew
• Agnello Frank Anthony
• Bauer Richard
• Cerda Eloy
• Fastabend Mark Edward
• Forrest Sean Patrick
• Hartfelder Charles B
• Heinze Karl Ronald
• Hammac Scott R
• Kestner Kyle Thomas
• Laub Christine Suen
• Maslana Eugene Stanley
• Nelson Calvin States
• Schoell Laurence A
• Ulicevic Zoran
• Yazvin Aleksandr
• Veltrop Loren J
• Truesdale Brian J
• Malkowski Dennis

Classifications

• B65G17/067 Primary

  the load carrying surface being formed by plates or platforms attached to more than one traction element · CPC title

• A47J37/045

  with endless conveyors · CPC title

• B65G2201/0202

  Agricultural and processed food products · CPC title

• B65G17/063

  the load carrying surface being formed by profiles, rods, bars, rollers or the like attached to more than one traction element (B65G17/24 takes precedence) · CPC title