Railways – Trolley rails – Hangers
Patent
1994-07-15
1996-04-09
Le, Mark T.
Railways
Trolley rails
Hangers
104 89, 104109, E01B 2500
Patent
active
055051383
ABSTRACT:
A conveyor track support system includes an elongated support rail with an upper horizontal planar support surface removably connected to a plurality of hangers, and preferably suspended from a ceiling above the ground. Each hanger includes a bar projecting outwardly from the lower end and a sleeve slidably journaled on the bar with set screws to adjustably retain the sleeve on the bar. A pair of ears on the top of the sleeve are spaced apart and have set screws which will selectively retain the support rail on the sleeve. The rail itself has a generally "l" shaped cross-section with an upper plate, lower plate and vertical web. A pair of vertical forward and rearward walls along the forward and rearward edges of the upper plate have inwardly directed lips along an upper edge thereof to form an upper channel above the upper plate. An upper surface of the lips forms the support surface on the top of the rail. The lower plate also includes a pair of forward and rearward walls projecting upwardly to form channels along opposite sides of the web. End caps are provided for the ends of the rail so as to retain fluids within the upper channel and the lower channels. The upper plate has a width less than the width of the lower plate such that fluid spilled from the upper channel would be retained within the lower channels of the lower plate. A pair of C-shaped connector arms are slidably journaled within the lower channels on opposite sides of the web to interconnect longitudinally abutting sections of rail. A fastener is inserted through an aperture in the connector arms and the rail web to secure the connector arms in position. Apparatus is also provided for connecting one section of rail transversely to a second section of rail, including a pair of corner clips which are interconnected between the lower plate walls of the two rails.
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Bermel Kenneth R.
Newcomb Michael R.
Frederiksen Mark D.
Lab-Interlink, Inc.
Le Mark T.
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