Patent attributes
A feed belt for strip-shaped elements includes a belt body and a plurality of fingers, the fingers being previously fabricated and coupled to the belt body at constant pitches. The belt body includes fitting openings and slits formed at one side of the fitting openings. Each fitting opening serves to be coupled with a fitting portion and an elastic hinge portion formed at one side of each finger. Each slit serves to be coupled with a bent gripper portion formed at the other side of the finger so as to allow movement of the bent gripper portion. The fitting portion and the elastic hinge portion of the finger, to be coupled into the fitting opening, are integrally formed. The bent gripper portion to be fitted into the slit is integrally connected with the elastic hinge portion through a direction conversion portion.
