Abstract: A fastener (1) comprising a) a fastener member (2) and one or more tenons (41,42,43) arranged on the front face (21) and being spaced apart from each other in said elongation direction (3), and b) at a proximal end (22) of the fastener member (2) a protrusion (5) comprising one or more fastener hinge knuckles (61,62). The fastener can be used to simultaneously join the ends (81,82) of a conveyor belt (8), the ends being designed tor form with a lace pin an end joint in the form of a continuous hinge (12), and the ends (1101,1102) of a corrugated sidewall (110) that is attached to the conveying surface (83) of the conveyor belt (8).

Abstract: The invention is a detachable insect screen system that uses a zipper as the attaching means of the detachable panel. The insect screen system also incorporates a permanent panel that encompasses the detachable panel. The permanent panel connects to the surrounding structure and has an opening with the corresponding teeth for the zipper assembly. An alternative embodiment may use a plurality of snap buttons, hook and grommets, or hook and loop fastening means, as opposed to a zipper in order to make ingress and egress of the insect screen assembly.