Abstract: An improved endless conveyor belt made of a plurality of interconnected links, each including two rods with two side plates perpendicularly aligned and attached to their opposite ends. The improvement comprising the addition of an internal buttress-type welded joint located between the inside surface of each side plate and one or both transverse rods with at least one bendable section. During use, the transverse rod is allowed to bend so that the side plates may deflect when force is exerted on them. By adding the welded joint and by adding the bendable section to the transverse rod, the number of cracks or breaks in the conveyor belt is substantially reduced.

Abstract: An improved endless conveyor belt made of a plurality of interconnected links, each including two rods with two side plates perpendicularly aligned and attached to their opposite ends. The improvement comprising the addition of an internal buttress-type welded joint located between the inside surface of each side plate and one or both transverse rods with at least one bendable section. During use, the transverse rod is allowed to bend so that the side plates may deflect when force is exerted on them. By adding the welded joint and by adding the bendable section to the transverse rod, the number of cracks or breaks in the conveyor belt is substantially reduced.