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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Amf Automation Technologies, Llc, Sherbrooke, CA;

Inventors:

Marc-Olivier Thibault, Martinville, CA;

Hugues Roy, Sherbrooke, CA;

Simon Roy-Croteau, Sherbrooke, CA;

Jimmy Belval, Sherbrooke, CA;

Alain Lemieux, Sherbrooke, CA;

Christian Chatelois, Sherbrooke, CA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 19/24 (2006.01); B65G 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/02 (2013.01); B65G 19/24 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01); B65G 2207/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flight conveyor for conveying articles while preventing injuries to an operator, the flight conveyor comprising a frame defining a trough, a drive system defining a rotating pathway and at least one flight driven by the drive system along the rotating pathway for conveying the articles through the trough, wherein the at least one flight is detachably fastened to the drive system and configured to be detached when subjected to a resistive force capable of injuring an operator.


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