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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Sovex Ltd, Prenton, GB;
Inventors:
Bryan Anthony Bell, Mold Flintshire, GB;
John Henderson, Tranmere Merseyside, GB;
Assignee:
TRANSNORM SYSTEM GMBH, Harsum, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/14 (2006.01); B65G 15/26 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B65G 67/08 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/08 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B65G 15/26 (2013.01); B65G 21/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A boom conveyor apparatus includes a boom that carries a conveyor, a support structure for the boom, a rear pivot joint that connects a rear end of the boom to the support structure, and a pivot drive that controls pivoting movement of the boom about the rear pivot joint. The boom conveyor apparatus includes an operator platform and an attachment mechanism at a front end of the boom whereby the operator platform may be attached to the boom or detached therefrom. The attachment mechanism includes a levelling mechanism that is configured to apply a levelling adjustment to the operator platform.