---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002785"
title: "Conveyor belt and modules"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:15:20.660363Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002785"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g17/086"
  - "b65g17/086"
  - "b65g17/086"
  - "b65g17/086"
  - "b65g17/40"
  - "b65g17/40"
---

# Conveyor belt and modules

## Abstract

A modular plastic conveyor belt constructed of injection-molded belt modules having narrowed portions either above or below rod holes in hinge elements. The narrowed portions are formed by a restricted-flow region in an injection-mold cavity that ensures that weld lines in the hinge elements are angled off the pull line of the conveyor belt.