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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis Mraz, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198303 ;
Abstract
A flexible mobile conveyor includes a plurality of modular conveyors or conveyor carriages interconnected end-to-end by pivotal joint means to form a train, at least one end of each modular conveyor or carriage telescopically mounted with respect to the pivotal joint means, each pivotal joint means pivotally supported by an intermediate axle with wheels, and a mechanical linkage disposed between the axles in order to maintain a, predetermined position of each intermediate axle with respect to modular conveyors at each horizontal pivot means, in order to maintain relatively accurate tracking.