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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:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Michael D. Mcdaniel, Glasgow, KY (US);
Stephen C. Fye, Glasgow, KY (US);
B. Keith Thomas, Cave City, KY (US);
Lewis W. Ward, Glasgow, KY (US);
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Michael D. McDaniel, Glasgow, KY (US);
Stephen C. Fye, Glasgow, KY (US);
B. Keith Thomas, Cave City, KY (US);
Lewis W. Ward, Glasgow, KY (US);
Span Tech LLC, Glasgow, KY (US);
Abstract
A conveyor for possible use in transferring articles between two adjacent conveyors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the conveyor includes a pair of idler structures and a drive structure for collectively guiding and moving a conveyor belt or chain relative to a bed. At least one of the drive structure or idler structures is mounted or positioned so at to be capable of moving relative to the belt or chain to provide tensioning therefor. In another embodiment, a bed assembly including the chain or belt, the drive structure, and the idler structure is also substantially fully releasable from a corresponding base for servicing or clearing a jam. In either case, the conveyor may be driven using a slave drive associated with an adjacent conveyor.