| CPC B65G 17/24 (2013.01) [B65G 17/08 (2013.01); B65G 17/40 (2013.01); B65G 19/225 (2013.01); B65G 39/20 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0294 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |

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1. A wheel roller, comprising:
a carrier link forging having a main body and a carrier link formed as a unitary component, said carrier link having a front end and a rear end and disposed below said main body, said main body having openings formed therein and extending completely through said main body, said main body having a front end extending past said front end of said carrier link and a rear end extending past said rear end of said carrier link [ , said carrier link being formed to connect to an adjacent carrier link and forming part of a conveyor chain, said carrier link being C-shaped with two opposing arms having a gap formed between said arms] ;
pins disposed in said openings in said main body and fixed to said main body in a non-pivotable manner; and
wheels supported by said pins [ and said wheels disposed on opposing sides of said main body] .
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