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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1986
William J Simelunas, Glen Rock, NJ (US);
Henry N Shoiket, Rutherford, NJ (US);
Celso Espejo, Chatham, NJ (US);
Nabisco Brands, Inc., Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A conveyor for handling articles is disclosed. The conveyor has an endless belt movable about rollers. The endless belt has an upstream and a downstream end. There is a fixed pivot roller located at the upstream end, whereby the conveyor is pivotable upwardly and downwardly about the fixe pivot roller. There is a first movable roller located at the downstream end which is capable of moving upwardly, downwardly and horizontally. There is a fixed position roller located between the fixed pivot roller and the first movable roller for directing the belt downwardly towards the first movable roller to provide a downward sloped nose on the downstream end of the conveyor. There is a second movable roller for receiving the belt from the first movable roller. The second movable roller is spring biased for tensioning the belt.