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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1995
William L Taube, North Canton, OH (US);
Redicon Corporation, Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
An endless conveyor belt for moving and transferring articles includes a series of through apertures which have a stepped configuration either created by cutting the aperture to a first size for a portion of its depth and a different size for the remainder thereof or by providing inserts for the apertures which have a stepped configuration. The belt may be driven by a rotating drum and supported by at least one leaf spring disposed in opposed relationship with the drum and adjustable toward and away from the drum to adjust tension on the belt. The belt may also be supported by a series of spring loaded plates which can be adjusted to vary the elevation of the belt.