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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Intelligrated Headquarters, Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Ryan McIntire, Mason, OH (US);
Cody Dawson, Oakley, OH (US);
Justin Brouk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Walter Hammond, Monroe, OH (US);
INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC, Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an axle retainer and associated conveyor system. An example axle retainer is defined by a housing that includes a first surface configured to be secured to an inner-sidewall of a conveyor frame and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface defines two or more apertures configured to mount a conveyor roller axle therein. Each aperture includes a snap-fit bracket defining two arms each with a corresponding protrusion. The two arms of the snap-fit bracket are configured to expand from a first position to a second position within the aperture to receive a conveyor roller axle and rebut from the second position to the first position such that the pair of corresponding protrusions defined by the two arms of the snap-fit bracket retain the conveyor roller axle in the aperture.