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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2015
Applicant:

Newcastle Innovation Limited, Callaghan, AU;

Inventor:

Craig Anthony Wheeler, Callaghan, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/08 (2006.01); B65G 17/02 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); E21F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/02 (2013.01); B65G 15/08 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); E21F 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides a rail conveyor system of the type having a rail track () including a delivery run () extending between a loading end () and a discharge end () and a return run () extending from the discharge end () to the loading end (), a plurality of carriages () spaced apart from one another and arranged to run on wheels () supported by the track (), and a continuous carry belt () supported by the carriages (); wherein, at least at the discharge end (), the carriages () are turned around to return to the loading end () by being entrained around only one or more vertical turnover wheels () arranged such that the carriages () are delivered to the return run () beneath the delivery run ().


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wheeler, Craig. (2019). Rail conveyor system with vertical carriage return (U.S. Patent No. 10280003). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10280003

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