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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
How Alligator
®
Ready Set
™
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.