Strength of this fastener is derived from the compression of the plates, mounted above and below the belt, with high tensile strength bolts. this “compression” distributes the splice tension across the full width of each fastener plate. The holding ability is, thereby, increased by not solely relying upon the bolts to resist pull-out.
A tight butt splice is achieved through the exaggerated bolt hole spacing in the temple which forces the belt ends together. And, the Bolt Solid Plate Fasteners permit natural conformance with toughing or transition idlers.