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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Richard J. Sofranec, Metairie, LA (US);
Brien G. Rau, Jefferson, LA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Sofranec, Metairie, LA (US);
Brien G. Rau, Jefferson, LA (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plastic conveyor belt module with embedded rollers retained in the module and a method for making such a module. The module includes a module body forming a cavity, a roller in the cavity, and a retainer received in the cavity to hold the roller rotatably in place. A salient portion of the roller extends outward from the cavity through the retainer past an outer surface of the module. The retainer is attached to the module body by ultrasonic welding, epoxy- or solvent-bonding, spin welding, electromagnetic welding, staking, screwing, or locking.