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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Frank-peter Schaum, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael T. Mcgettigan, Muskegon, MI (US);
Frank-Peter Schaum, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael T. McGettigan, Muskegon, MI (US);
Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable length conveyor bed includes conveyor sections that are movably positioned relative to one another and that include at least one belt support or roller at an upper portion of the respective sidewalls. A fixed roller support is mounted to one section and has a fixed roller rotatably mounted thereto. A continuous belt is reeved along a belt routing path around the rollers and defines a conveying surface at and along the support rollers. A guide roller is movable with the other section and relative to the fixed roller to maintain a generally constant tension in the belt as the conveyor bed is adjusted. The sections are movable relative to one another and securable at a desired degree of extension by securing the other section relative to the fixed roller support.