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P R O D U C T H A N D B O O K

Applications

Installation Method WhatYou Need

for Installation

• Package and Parts Handling

• Cased Goods

• Food

• Wood

• Agricultural Products

A portable, lightweight application tool

is easily carried to the job for on-site

installation. The tool holds belt and

fastener while staples are set with

a hammer and a staple driver.

• Fasteners

• Hinge Pin

• Installation Tool

• Staple Driver

• 1 lb. Hammer

How to Specify the

Correct Alligator

®

Staple Fastener

Fastener Metal

Selection

Hinge Pin Selection

1. Determine Belt Tension (PIW).

2. Measure your Belt Thickness.

3. Measure the Diameter of the

Smallest Pulley in your Drive with

Belt Wrap more than 90°.

4. Choose the fastener size that is

appropriate for your specifications

in the selection chart below.

Steel.

Standard fastener material.

Stainless Steel.

Type 316 Stainless

Steel provides extra resistance to

abrasion, magnetic attraction, and

corrosion from acids and chemicals.

Type 430 Magnetic Stainless Steel

(Sizes 62 and 125).

MegAlloy

®

.

(Sizes 125 and 187)

For superior resistance to wear

and abrasion.

NC Nylon Covered Steel Cable

-

for use with steel fasteners, flat or

troughed belts.

NCS Nylon Covered Stainless Steel

Cable

- for applications with

stainless fasteners, flat or

troughed belts.

SP Steel Spring Wire

- for use with

steel fasteners in abrasive or gritty

material applications, flat belts

only.

SS Stainless Steel Spring Wire

-

for use with stainless fasteners,

flat belts only.

ALLIGATOR

®

Staple Fastening System

Alligator

®

Ready Set

™

Staple Fasteners Selection Chart

Fastener Size

Operating

Tension Range

Belt Thickness Range

Min. Pulley Diameter

Approx. Hinge Pin Diameter

P.I.W.

kN/m

in.

mm

in.

mm in. (nylon-steel)

mm (nylon-steel)

RS62

100

17

1/16-1/8

1.5-3.2

2

50

nylon .080, steel .080 nylon 2.0, steel 2.0

RS125

160

28

1/8-3/16

3.2-4.8

3

75

nylon .141, steel .141 nylon 3.6, steel 3.6

RS187

200

35

3/16-1/4

4.8-6.4

4

102

nylon .203, steel .187 nylon 5.2, steel 4.7

Staple Fasteners Work

Designed for light and medium

duty synthetic carcass belting,

the Alligator

®

Staple fastener

utilizes high tensile, stainless

steel staple attachment, in conjuction with an extended

plate design. This design separates the point of fastener

penetration from the line of belt flexing to eliminate splice

fatigue at the point of belt attachment.

Staple fasteners are furnished in strips with a bridge

between each fastener plate. This strip design minimizes

the chance of individual parts dislodging into the conveyed

product. The one piece design provides a stronger splice,

greater resistance to impact damage, and a smoother,

unrippled joint that simplifies hinge pin insertion.

Staples are hammer driven through the fastener and

belt, working between the carcass fibers without

severing them. The staples are then clinched

cross-wise to the belt, so that belt tension does

not pull against the staples to unclinch them.