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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
May. 20, 1986
Leendert A Vanderlinde, Kansas City, MO (US);
Mid-West Conveyor Company, Inc., Kansas City, KS (US);
Abstract
A transport assembly for use with a storage conveyor is provided. Generally, the transport assembly is for use in a warehousing system including a plurality of storage conveyors each having a surface thereon for storage of objects. The storage conveyors do not, independently, include a drive motor. Rather, the transport assembly is provided with means for engagement with a selected storage conveyor, to drive same. In particular, the transport assembly includes a pivotable arm having a powered drive wheel thereon, capable of selectively engaging a conveyor drive wheel. In the preferred embodiment, the arm comprises a yoke having first and second side members. Preferably, the side members include notches therein facilitating proper alignment and secure engagement between the arm and the storage conveyor. Two transport assemblies are disclosed, one for use with a charging end of a storage conveyor and the other for use with a discharge end. Also, an operational combination of a transport assembly with a storage conveyor is disclosed.