Conveyors – chutes – skids – guides – and ways – Rollerways – Rollers
Patent
1995-05-22
1997-08-12
Bidwell, James R.
Conveyors, chutes, skids, guides, and ways
Rollerways
Rollers
B65G 1300
Patent
active
056556420
ABSTRACT:
There is provided an idler roll for use in belt conveyor systems comprising a shaft and at least two modular sections disposed adjacent to one another surrounding the shaft, the at least two modular sections varying in thickness as measured along an axis of the shaft. There is also provided an idler roll for use in belt conveyor systems comprising a shaft and a molded polymer coating disposed around the shaft, wherein the coating is at least partially tapered in cross section at each end of the idler roll. There is further provided a belt conveyor system for handling bulk material employing idler rolls.
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East Charles F.
Lawrence Scott P.
Richey Samuel Clark
Bidwell James R.
FMC Corporation
Penn Michael C.
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