TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDHINGETYPEFLATTOPCONVEYORCHAINSANDSPROCKETTEETHASMEB29.17M-1998[RevisionofANWASME829.17M-1983(R1995)IREAFFIRMED2018DateofIssuance:March30,1999ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.TherewillbenoaddendaorwritteninterpretationsoftherequirementsofthisStandardissuedtothisedition.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableLettersPatent,norassumesanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentativek)orpersonk)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsissuedinaccordancewithgoverningASMEproceduresandpolicieswhichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividualvolunteers.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990CopyrightQ1999byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllRightsReservedPrin...
