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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartland, WI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel E. Ertel, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartland, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 23/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensioning system for a conveyor belt having a center drive. The tensioning system allows a user to increase or decrease the tension in a conveyor belt that passes around a drive pulley and a pair of tension rollers. The tensioning system allows a user to simultaneously rotate each of the tension rollers into a different position relative to the drive pulley by means of adjustment arms controlled by a pinion to increase or decrease the tension on the conveyor belt.