Conveyors – chutes – skids – guides – and ways – Rollerways – Submerging and rising
Patent
1986-01-24
1987-12-29
Spar, Robert J.
Conveyors, chutes, skids, guides, and ways
Rollerways
Submerging and rising
1988611, 248413, 403104, 403362, B65G 1300
Patent
active
047154888
ABSTRACT:
A collapsible conveyor comprises a frame supporting a plurality of rollers and a support structure comprising a pair of legs pivotally secured to the frame. The conveyor also includes braces which extend between the frame and the legs and maintain stability of the legs in their extended position. Each leg comprises a first member slidably receiving a second member therein. The second member includes an inclined surface which tapers towards an opposite surface downwardly towards the lower portion of the inserted leg member. A locking plate is pivotally secured to the first leg member adjacent the inclined surface, and is abutted against the upper leg member by a bolt threadably engaged within a mounting plate secured to the hollow leg member. In addition, each brace includes a pair of substantially U-shaped channel members interconnected by a pivot pin so that one of the brace members can be pivoted toward and into the longitudinal channel of the other brace member when the leg is folded up against the conveyor frame. The brace members pivot towards each other in a direction facing away from the point at which the legs are pivotally secured to the conveyor frame so that a load supported by the conveyor urges the brace toward its fully locked and extended position.
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Hewitt Timothy W.
Hewitt William V.
Kimms Lyle
Spar Robert J.
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