Conveyors: power-driven – Conveying system having plural power-driven conveying sections – With relatively adjustable sections
Patent
1996-04-19
1998-02-17
Merritt, Karen B.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveying system having plural power-driven conveying sections
With relatively adjustable sections
198594, 198782, 198304, 193 35TE, 414398, 414508, B65G 4100
Patent
active
057183252
ABSTRACT:
A fully adjustable conveyor system for transporting loose items of cargo which are to be manually loaded or unloaded by a worker. In one embodiment, the conveyor system includes a powered device, such as a driveable, maneuverable tug which is provided with a vertically adjustable operator platform, expandable and vertically adjustable first and second powered conveyor units. In a second embodiment, the conveyor system includes an electrically powered mobile base frame which is provided with an adjustable operator platform, a vertically adjustable first conveyor, and a flexible expandable second conveyor. The conveyor system of the present invention includes a control system for positioning the conveyor system at the optimum height and location for efficiently loading and unloading cargo and significantly reducing the risk of strain and injury to the workers handling the cargo.
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Barnett Jimmy
Barnett Joe
Doster John
Hess Douglas
Merritt Karen B.
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