Conveyor belt fastener applicators and fastener beds

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11473649
APP PUB NO 20210071736A1
SERIAL NO

17100490

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In one aspect, a system is provided for securing fasteners to a conveyor belt end. The system includes a fastener bed to support fasteners, the fastener bed including a plurality of aligned fastener holes configured to receive staples of lower plates of the fasteners. The system further includes an applicator comprising a plurality of operating members operable to interface with the fastener holes of the fastener bed to advance the applicator along the fastener bed, secure the applicator relative to the fastener bed, and drive legs of the staples through the conveyor belt and into apertures of upper plates of the fasteners. The applicator is operable to urge upper plates of the fasteners against the conveyor belt end and bend the staple leg end portions against the upper plates of the fasteners to secure the fasteners to the conveyor belt end.

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FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY2525 WISCONSIN AVENUE DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carr, Jason Kent City, US 4 5
Daniels, William J Orland Park, US 21 241
Gajjar, Nekheel Lisle, US 6 131
Kuiper, Daniel J Alto, US 13 94
van't, Schip Joannes Stefanus Ionia, US 8 70
Wawczak, William Robert Glen Ellyn, US 2 19

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