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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Manning, Burnaby, CA;
Assignee:
C-I-L Inc., North York, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198711 ; 198859 ; 198703 ; 198537 ; 198832 ;
Abstract
A continuous bucket conveyor/elevator is provided which comprises a series of buckets mounted on at least one endless cable. The cable or cables and attached buckets are urged forward by means of an adjacent driving mechanism, such as, a pneumatic or hydraulic piston, which engages contact members attached at intervals to the cables. Because no drive chains or sprocket wheels are employed, lubrication is minimized even in corrosive or abrasive environments.