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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1992
John K Kellis, Winfield, AL (US);
Continental Conveyor & Equipment Co., L.P., Winfield, AL (US);
Abstract
A technique for the insertion and removal of a section of belting in and from an endless belt conveyor is disclosed. The technique includes method and apparatus including a frame which may comprise the frame of the main conveyor or the chassis of a wheeled vehicle. A driven belt pulley is rotatably mounted in the frame and is engageable by an idler pinch roll. A section of belting to be removed from the conveyor is engaged between the pulley and the pinch roll so that substantially all of the belt removing tension is absorbed by the motor driving the belt pulley. The belt may then be wound onto a driven reel at a substantially constant winding torque.