Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor section – Endless conveyor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Bidwell, James R. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor section
Endless conveyor
C198S835000, C198S495000, C474S155000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07147099
ABSTRACT:
An easy-to-clean conveyor with sprockets that reveal the hinge area of a modular conveyor belt to a fluid spray. A conveyor includes a modular belt constructed of rows of belt modules hingedly linked together in series by hinge pins into an endless belt loop. A sprocket, mounted on a shaft for rotation, engages an inner surface of the belt in driving or driven contact. The sprocket extends from a central bored hub to an outer periphery, which is arranged to engage the inner surface of the belt along an area of contact that varies laterally across the inner surface of the belt in each rotation of the sprocket.
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Guernsey Kevin W.
Verdigets Christopher J.
Bidwell James R.
Cronvich James T.
Laitram L.L.C.
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