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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1994
Peter L Gross, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Norman G Poole, Plainfield, IN (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor having two conveyor sections, each conveyor section including a frame extending generally longitudinally of the conveyor, a first splined shaft rotatable in an end of the frame and a second shaft rotatable in the other in of the frame, a first splined shaft rotatable in an end of the frame and a second shaft rotatable in the other end of the frame, first and second wheels on the first and second shafts, respectively, an article-engaging belt trained around the first and second wheels, first and second rollers for coupling the two conveyor sections, the first roller having a splined center opening for engaging and receiving the splines on the first shaft of each conveyor section so as to synchronize the movements of the belts on the two conveyor sections and a device for adjusting the spacing between the conveyor sections.