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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1998
Heiko Tjabringa, Siddeburen, NL;
Abstract
An endless conveyor for conveying tuberous agricultural products has at least two parallel and spaced-apart, pull-resistant, flexible belts extending in the conveying direction of the conveyor. Spaced-apart and parallel followers extend perpendicularly to the conveying direction. The followers are connected to the belts and have projections arranged in the transverse direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. A web having portions extending between the followers for supporting the tuberous agricultural products is provided. The web has flexible, pull-resistant, elongate web elements extending angularly to one another and having crossing points. The web elements are connected fixedly to one another at the crossing points and define mesh openings. The mesh openings in the area of the followers are penetrated by the projections.