A drag conveyor system having a tube and a traction element extending through tube is provided. A plurality of slugs are connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange. A disk is removably attached to each of the slugs, with the disk including first and second disk part
A drag conveyor system having a tube and a traction element extending through tube is provided. A plurality of slugs are connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange. A disk is removably attached to each of the slugs, with the disk including first and second disk parts that are adapted to be placed around the cable and are engagable with one another and/or the slug so that each of the disks is located on the respective one of the slugs. A snap clip is engaged to each of the slugs, with the snap clip including a flange located on an opposite side of the disk from the slug flange that, together with the slug flange, maintains the first and second disk parts together and engaged with the slug in a fixed position on the slug.
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1. A drag conveyor system, comprising: a tube;a traction element extending through tube;a plurality of slugs connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange;a disk removably attached to each of the slugs, each of the disks including first and second disk parts, each defi
1. A drag conveyor system, comprising: a tube;a traction element extending through tube;a plurality of slugs connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange;a disk removably attached to each of the slugs, each of the disks including first and second disk parts, each defining a partial outer circumference of a complete disk and including only a portion of an interior opening through the disk adapted to engage over the slug, the first and second disk parts are placed around the traction element from longitudinal sides of the traction element and the first and second disk parts are axially engagable with one another for interlocking connection in a radial direction so that each of the disks is located on the respective one of the slugs; anda snap clip engaged to each of the slugs, the snap clip including a flange located on an opposite side of the disk from the slug flange that, together with the slug flange, maintains the first and second disk parts axially together and engaged with the slug in a fixed position on the slug. 2. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein each of the slugs includes a groove that receives a respective one of the snap clips, the groove is spaced by a distance greater than or equal to a thickness of the disk from the slug flange. 3. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein each of the slugs includes a groove that receives a respective one of the snap clips, the groove is spaced by a distance greater than or equal to a thickness of the disk in a recessed area of the disk that contacts the slug flange from the slug flange. 4. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the slugs includes at least one disk alignment tab, and the disk includes at least one complementary recess adapted to be aligned with the disk alignment tab to maintain the disk in a fixed orientation with respect to the slug. 5. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the traction element is a cable, and each of the slugs is over-molded onto the cable. 6. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the first and second disk parts have the same shape. 7. The drag conveyor system of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second disk parts includes a projection and a complementary recess adapted to receive the projection of the other one of the first and second disk parts. 8. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein a periphery of each of the disks is chamfered. 9. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the first and second disk parts are made of polymeric material. 10. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein the first and second disk parts are machined flat polymeric sheet material. 11. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein each of the snap clips includes a slot leading to a center opening adapted to engage a complementary portion of a respective one of the slugs located within a snap clip groove defined on the slug. 12. The drag conveyor system of claim 11, wherein the center opening is generally circular, and the slot has a smaller dimension than a diameter of the center opening at a point where the slot intersects the center opening, defining two over-center portions of the snap clip adjacent to the opening. 13. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein each of the slugs includes a groove to receive the snap clip, and two axially extending pins extend from the slug flange toward the groove, and the disk parts each have a corresponding complementary hole to receive a respective one of the pins. 14. The drag conveyor system of claim 13, wherein each of the slugs includes a disk alignment portion that extends from the slug flange toward the groove, and extends from a respective one of the pins toward an axial center of the slug, and the disk parts include a corresponding center slot to receive the disk alignment portion of the slug. 15. The drag conveyor system of claim 1, wherein a shoulder recess extends around an outer periphery of the disk on a side that faces away from the slug flange. 16. The drag conveyor system of claim 15, wherein a chamfer is located on the disk on a side that faces away from the slug flange.
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