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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2024
Cornerstone Automation Systems, Llc, Frisco, TX (US);
Andrew Glen Deutschman, Omaha, NE (US);
Jonathan Hogan Webb, Allen, TX (US);
Justin Matthew Rodriguez, Denton, TX (US);
Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC, Frisco, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides improved X-bars and end frames that can prevent or at least reduce sagging in conveyors, such as flexible conveyors. The improved X-bars and end frames are referred to as riveted X-bars and leg plates, respectively. An expandable conveyor system, an expandable conveyor segment, and a riveted assembly are disclosed. Expandable conveyor segments can be coupled together via a riveted assembly to form an expandable conveyor system. In one example, the riveted assembly includes; (1) a leg plate and (2) two riveted x-bars connected to the leg plate via at least one slot insert.