Conveyor with hinge pin retention plug with snap fit

摘要

Disclosed herein is a conveyor having an intended direction of travel and comprising a link module extending transversely of the intended direction of conveyor travel and comprising a plurality of ears including a laterally located outer side ear having a bore extending transversely of the direction of intended conveyor travel, and a pair of gripping surfaces extending in spaced parallel relation to each other to define a gripping portion extending along the direction of intended conveyor travel, and a plug fabricated of resilient material and including a cylindrical barrel portion extending in said bore, and spaced surfaces extending parallel to and inwardly of said outer side surface to define a notch resiliently engaging said gripping portion of said outer side ear.