US 12,358,728 B1
Flat top conveyor chain
David Brian Holcomb, Belmont, NC (US); Charles Stone Stalvey, Belmont, NC (US); and Philippe Alex Rojzman, Belmont, NC (US)
Assigned to Ramsey Products Corporation, Belmont, NC (US)
Filed by Ramsey Products Corporation, Belmont, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/338,791.
Int. Cl. B65G 17/40 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 17/40 (2013.01) [B65G 17/08 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flat top conveyor chain, comprising:
a plurality of toothed links, wherein each of the plurality of toothed links comprises;
a first pin opening for receiving a first connecting pin and a second pin opening for receiving a second connecting pin;
a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder and the second shoulder being parallel with respect to one another, wherein a first shoulder of at least one of the plurality of toothed links abuts a second shoulder of at least one of the plurality of toothed links;
a plurality of non-toothed links, wherein each of the plurality of non-toothed links comprises a third pin opening for receiving the first connecting pin and a fourth pin opening receiving the second connecting pin,
wherein the first connecting pin and the second connecting pin are each adapted for being inserted into the pin openings with interconnecting links comprising the plurality of toothed links and the plurality of non-toothed links to join the links together to form a flat top conveyor chain.