Wcco Belting, Inc.

Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh

Travis Mackey

Michael B Schroeder

Zach Kosienski

Chad R Haugen

Vineet Saxena

Carter Pedersen

A conveyor belt with flow control cleats that includes belting, first cleats and second cleats. The belting has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first cleats extend from the belting. The first cleats are oriented at an angle with respect to the first side edge of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees. The second cleats extend from the belting. The second cleats are oriented at an angle with respect to the second side edge of between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees. The first cleats and the second cleats both include a first long cleat section, a second long cleat section, a short cleat section and a third long cleat section. The short cleat section has a length that is shorter than a length of the first long cleat section. The second long cleat section is between the first long cleat section and the short cleat section. The short cleat section is between the second long cleat section and the third long cleat section. A first recess is defined between second long cleat section of the first cleats, the third long cleat section of the second cleats, the short cleat section of the first cleats and the short cleat section of the second cleats.

Conveyor belt with flow control cleats

A conveyor belt with flow control cleats including belting, a first set of cleats and a second set of cleats. The belting has a first side edge and a second side edge. The first set of cleats has a plurality of first cleat sections. The first set of cleats are oriented at a first acute angle with respect to the first side edge. The second set of cleats has a plurality of second cleat sections. The second set of cleats are oriented at a second acute angle with respect to the second side edge.

A conveyor including a conveyor belt and a first cleat. The conveyor belt has a first side edge that is opposite a second side edge. The conveyor belt also has a first belt end and a second belt end that is opposite the first belt end. The first cleat is attached to the conveyor belt. The first cleat includes a main cleat portion and a first tail cleat portion. The main cleat portion has a main cleat first end and a main cleat second end. The main cleat first end is closer to the first side edge than the main cleat second end. The main cleat portion is oriented at an angle of less than about 90 degrees with respect to the first side edge so that the main cleat first end is closer to the first belt end than the main cleat second end. The first tail cleat portion includes a tail cleat first end and a tail cleat second end. The tail cleat first end is closer to the first belt end than the tail cleat second end. The tail cleat second end is proximate the main cleat second end.

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