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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall R Geib, Manheim, PA (US);
Michael H Turek, Lebanon, PA (US);
Susan I Trafford, Manheim, PA (US);
Shaun A Seymour, II, Ephrata, PA (US);
Howard E Marshall, Columbia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Fenner, Inc., Manheim, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1998441 ; 1986902 ;
Abstract
A conveyor assembly comprising a series of belt links arranged in superimposed successive overlapping relation secured together by interlocking belt link fasteners and apertures, combined with a compressible layer to reduce the noise produced when material is placed on the conveyor assembly. The compressible layer is formed of a plurality of cushioning links that interlock with the links of the belt forming a surface which contacts the materials being conveyed.