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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Terry M. Thomas, Franklin, PA (US);
Thomas A Schwabenbauer, Cranberry, PA (US);
Lynn N. Wheatcraft, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Joy MM Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A conveying system for receiving and conveying material from a mobile material transporter adapted for travel on a floor, the conveying system comprising a main conveyor on the floor, and a main conveyor extension on the floor and having an upper surface. The main conveyor extension comprises a plurality of interconnected frame units, and means for supporting an endless conveyor belt on the interconnected frame units. The conveying system further includes an auxiliary conveyor in contact with and moveable over at least a part of the main conveyor extension upper surface. The auxiliary conveyor comprises a plurality of interconnected frame units identical to the frame units used in the main conveyor extension, means for supporting an endless conveyor belt on the auxiliary conveyor interconnected frame units, and means for driving the endless conveyor belt.