摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a conveyor comprising a first conveyor element including a series of eyes spaced from each other, defining therebetween a series of spaces, and including a sub-series of centrally located eyes respectively including therein openings aligned with respect to each other, and an end eye adjacent one end of the sub-series of centrally located eyes and including therein an opening located in partial registry with the opening of sub-series of centrally located eyes, and an abutment area adjacent the opening in the end eye, a second conveyor element fabricated of resilient material and including a series of eyes spaced from each other, extending into the spaces between the eyes of the first conveyor element, defining therebetween a series of spaces receiving the eyes of the central sub-series of eyes of the first conveyor element, and respectively including therein openings aligned with respect to each other and with respect to the openings of the centrally located sub-series of eyes, and having a dimension, and a hinge pin including a central portion extending in the openings of the sub-series of centrally located eyes of the first conveyor element and in the openings of the eyes of the second conveyor element, and an enlarged end portion located between the end eye of the first conveyor element and the eyes of the second conveyor element and in interfering alignment with the abutment area of the end eye of the first conveyor element and having a dimension greater than the dimension of the openings of the eyes of the second conveyor element.
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