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Fastener for cable conveyor belt

US11022197B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 2019
Grant dateJun 1, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G15/32
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a fastener is provided for securing to an end of a conveyor belt having cables. The fastener comprises a crimp configured to be fixed to a conveyor belt cable and a connector. The connector has a unitary, one-piece fastener body with an upper portion for being disposed adjacent an upper surface of the conveyor belt end and a lower portion for being disposed adjacent a lower surface of the conveyor belt end. The upper and lower portions are spaced apart to receive the crimp therebetween and permit the conveyor belt cable to extend in an outboard direction between the upper and lower portions. The connector includes a stop arranged to block inboard movement of the crimp and the conveyor belt cable fixed thereto.

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