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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1994
James F Mattingly, Louisville, KY (US);
Ellsworth H Collins, Mt. Washington, KY (US);
William A Fultz, Louisville, KY (US);
The Interlake Companies, Inc., Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Abstract
A modular conveyor system includes modular conveyor units and modular transfer units, which are driven by the driveshafts from adjacent modules. The transfer units include a first driveshaft segment extending below the conveyor frame and first and second multi-direction wheels mounted on the shaft segment such that when the first driveshaft segment rotates, it drives the first wheel in a forward direction and the second wheel in a backward direction, the wheels being independently shiftable relative to the top surface of the conveyor frame so as to either convey a product or not convey a product.