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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:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Rick Lee, Danville, KY (US);
Stephen D. Duncan, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rick Lee, Danville, KY (US);
Stephen D. Duncan, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Transnorm System Inc., Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is related to drive units for conveyor belts. A flexible rider connected to the belt includes a gear for meshing with a gear of the rotable driver. The meshing of the gears allows the conveyor belt to be pulled about the conveyor.