Conveyor belt slat with side carrier connection
A conveyor belt includes a conveyor belt slat having a coupling mechanism extending from a bottom of a base of the conveyor belt slat.
1. A conveyor belt, the conveyor belt comprising:
a plurality of slats, a first slat having a base for carrying an item, the base having a first opposing end and a second opposing end, the first opposing end and the second opposing end being substantially parallel to the direction of conveyance travel of the conveyor belt;
a cut-out extending from a bottom surface of the base of the first slat; and
a bar that extends through the cut-out,
wherein the cut-out is part of the base, the cut-out securing the bar against the bottom surface of the slat, and a portion of the bar is exposed at the top surface of the slat through part of the cut-out.
2. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the cut-out forms a knuckle.
3. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the cut-out is located away from the first and second opposing ends, towards a middle of the base.
4. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the bar extends from the first opposing end, through the cut-out, and to the second opposing end.
5. The conveyor belt of claim 1 , wherein the first slat comprises a metal.
6. The conveyor belt of claim 5 , wherein the first slat comprises an aluminum alloy.