Abstract: A conveyor belt includes first and second conveyor belt portions and each one of the conveyor bait portions includes top and bottom layers made of elastomer material, A reinforcement layer is sandwiched between the top and bottom layers and includes mutually parallel steel cords. Each conveyor belt portion further includes an end section whereat the top and bottom layers are removed to expose the steel cords. First and second part hinges are assigned to respective ones of the end sections and each includes a hinge plate having bores to accommodate the exposed steel cords. The hinge plates are pressed to fix the cords securely in position. The part hinges each include a plurality of crenellated projections at a free end thereof. The part hinges are asserableable to conjointly define a hinge connecting the first and second connecting belt portions to each other.