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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Benning, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 41/00 (2006.01); B08B 1/34 (2024.01); B65G 23/44 (2006.01); B65G 45/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 41/003 (2013.01); B65G 23/44 (2013.01); B65G 45/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed conveyors for contact cleaning system include an inbound conveyor, and an outbound conveyor spaced apart from the inbound conveyor by a distance (A), wherein the inbound conveyor and/or the outbound conveyor is movable relative to the other of the inbound conveyor or the outbound conveyor between a retracted position in which the distance (A) is a first distance (A) and an extended position in which the distance (A) is less than the first distance (A).