US Patent 10099860 Connecting device, conveying carriage and conveying installation

A connecting device (2-2″″′) for connecting a conveying carriage (1-1″″′) to a drive chain (4) has a pivot lever (6-6″″′) that is connected pivotally to the conveying carriage (1-1″″′). A chain fastening (8-8″″′) is connectable to the drive chain (4), and an articulated joint (10-10″″′) connects the pivot lever (6-6″″′) and the chain fastening (8-8″″′). The articulated joint (10-10″″′) has three degrees of rotational freedom between the pivot lever (6-6″″′) and the chain fastening (8-8″″′).