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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicant:
A. G. Stacker, Inc., Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Inventors:
Clarence C. Allen, Jr., Mt. Crawford, VA (US);
Eric Stempihar, Bridgewater, VA (US);
Randy Senger, Mount Sidney, VA (US);
Dalton Hege, Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Joe Wunder, Lexington, VA (US);
Assignee:
A.G. STACKER INC., Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/24 (2006.01); B65G 47/54 (2006.01); B65G 17/24 (2006.01); B65G 39/20 (2006.01); B65G 15/22 (2006.01); B65G 13/07 (2006.01); B65G 15/42 (2006.01); B65G 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/20 (2013.01); B65G 13/07 (2013.01); B65G 15/22 (2013.01); B65G 15/42 (2013.01); B65G 17/24 (2013.01); B65G 39/025 (2013.01); B65G 47/24 (2013.01); B65G 47/54 (2013.01); B65G 2207/14 (2013.01); B65G 2812/016 (2013.01); B65G 2812/02148 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor system includes an external ball-belt and an internal driver belt for driving balls in the ball-belt. A first drive drives the ball-belt in the longitudinal direction, and a second drive drives the driver belt in a transverse direction. The second drive is located outside the ball-belt and located such that a return portion of the ball-belt runs between the second drive and the driver belt.