Off-loading conveyor of produce

Details Off-loading conveyor of produce Off-loading conveyor of produce

2008-03-11

2008-03-11

Crawford, Gene O (Department: 3651)

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor arrangement for selecting among plural sources or...

By loading or unloading section at selected one of a...

C198S360000, C198S369200, C198S369300, C198S802000, C198S808000, C414S419000, C414S422000, C414S425000, C209S648000, C209S698000

Reexamination Certificate

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11056335

ABSTRACT:
An off-loading conveyor of produce having utility in the discrimination and separation of watermelons includes a support structure defining a conveying path, an endless flexible element mounted on the support structure to extend and to move along the conveying path and support elements mounted to pivot from the conveying path and to move with the endless flexible element along the conveying path. The support elements are mounted to mounts which are attached to the endless flexible element. These elements are pivotally mounted to the mount and extend transversely across the conveying path of the conveyor from pivots in alternation from opposite sides of the conveying path. The support elements include elongate bodies which are pivoted adjacent one end and employ a rotatably mounted wheel adjacent the other end. The wheels define a conveying channel and are able to be lifted by cams upwardly to off load produce from either side of the conveyor.

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