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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Keith Manufacturing Co., Madras, OR (US);
Inventor:
Tim Toth, Madras, OR (US);
Assignee:
Keith Manufacturing Co., Madras, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 15/62 (2006.01); B65G 15/14 (2006.01); B65G 15/64 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2013.01); B65G 15/14 (2013.01); B65G 15/62 (2013.01); B65G 15/64 (2013.01); B65G 21/20 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); B65G 37/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endless chain conveyor is disclosed having an endless chain that rides on a rail with sprockets at each end of the rail. The chain is installed on the rail in tension. The conveyor does not otherwise require an adjustment mechanism for taking the slack out of the chain after it is installed on the rail.