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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jimmy D. Whitten, Westminster, SC (US);
Anthony T. Burns, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Jeffrey T. Allison, Seneca, SC (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A transfer device for use with a conveying apparatus for controlling the flow of articles, including a first conveyor and a second conveyor. The transfer device is disposed generally across and movable along the first and second conveyors. The transfer device includes a belt guide attached to the transfer device. The belt guide includes a base configured to attach to an actuating frame of the transfer device and a tension roller that slideably engages with a portion of the base to aid in conveying articles between the first conveyor and second conveyor.