| 摘要 |
<p>A hinge fastener for conveyor belts is disclosed, including a pair of parallel-plate, interdigitated connectors secured to opposed ends of the belt by a plurality of rivets arranged selectively so as to optimize the strength of the fastener relative to the strength of the belt, and a hinge pin interconnecting the pair of connectors. The connectors are adapted to pivot freely relative to one another over prolonged periods of use without any subsequent loss of freedom or movement therebetween. The plates of each connector are bent inwardly but in a non-aligned fashion at their free end edges so as to bite slightly into the belt body without pinching the same between the bent-in edges. A mandrel adapted to be used in inserting the rivets in the belt for securing the connectors thereto, and self-extracting from both the rivets and the belt body, is also disclosed. This abstract is not to be taken either as a complete exposition or as a limitation of the present invention, however, the full nature and extent of the invention being discernible only by reference to and from the entire disclosure.</p> |
