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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ellsworth H Collins, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
James F Mattingly, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
The Interlake Companies, Inc., Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198781 ; 198791 ;
Abstract
A conveyor designed for high speed operations includes a drive shaft, a first friction wheel having a beveled end and mounted on the drive shaft, a second friction wheel mounted on the conveyor frame and having a beveled end which mates with the beveled end of the first friction wheel, and a drive wheel mounted on the same shaft as the second friction wheel, wherein the drive wheel contacts at least one of the conveyor rollers.