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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Chris Albright, Brodhead, WI (US);
Claude Mcfarlane, Fitchburg, WI (US);
George Cicci, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Albright, Brodhead, WI (US);
Claude McFarlane, Fitchburg, WI (US);
George Cicci, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kuhn North America, Inc., Brodhead, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/00 (2006.01); B65G 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conveyor assembly including a first conveyor frame configured to move along a path relative to a mounting frame and including a conveyor belt. The conveyor assembly further includes a second conveyor frame, connected to the first conveyor frame via a pivot, and configured to automatically rotate to change an angle between the first conveyor frame and the second conveyor frame in response to movement of the first conveyor frame relative to the mounting frame.