Conveyor belt fastener

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conveyor belt fastener according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1 taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1 taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the conveyor belt fastener of FIG. 1 in solid lines attached together in a strip of like fasteners as shown in broken lines.

The broken line showing of the fastener's strip in FIG. 10 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3327358 June 1967 Schick
3742557 July 1973 Francois
4653156 March 31, 1987 Stolz et al.
4858280 August 22, 1989 Schick
4937921 July 3, 1990 Musil
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Patent History
Patent number: D423749
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 1998
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2000
Assignee: Flexible Steel Lacing Company (Downers Grove, IL)
Inventors: Edward C. Musil (Orland Park, IL), John H. Winkelman (Naperville, IL), Joseph C. Vogrig (Naperville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E. Ramirez
Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Application Number: 0/93,655
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Belt Or Roller Conveyor (D34/29)
International Classification: 1205;