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Abstract

A portable belt lacer fastens to an associated belt end a plurality of side-by-side connectors of the type having opposing shanks interconnected by central eye loops with staples that extend through the opposing shanks and the associated belt end. The belt lacer includes a bending die configured to bend free ends of the staples upon penetration into and through the associated belt end, and a press head operably connected with said bending die with a die that is shifted vertically in the direction of said bending die to insert the staples. Positioners upstanding from the bending die are configured to abuttingly engage the connectors to precisely locate the same on the bending die, and a centering rod is inserted through the eye loops of the connectors, and is laterally shiftable toward and away from the bending die, such that the connectors are accurately and positively positioned along the associated belt end by capturing the connectors between the positioners and the centering rod.

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First Claim