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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2007
Applicant:
James Honeycutt, Grandville, MI (US);
Inventor:
James Honeycutt, Grandville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Thermodrive LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/02 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); B65G 15/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A curved conveyor comprises a toothed, endless belt and a slider bed that supports a portion of the belt. The slider bed can include at least one guide in the form of a rail extending along the slider bed in the direction of belt travel. Each of the belt teeth are discontinuous and have at least one gap sized to receive the at least one guide; thus, the at least one guide prevents inward radial migration of the belt during movement of the belt. The conveyor can further comprise a center guide wheel or a guide post to prevent belt radial migration.