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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Willem Van Faassen, Hengelo, NL;
Inventor:
Willem Van Faassen, Hengelo, NL;
Assignee:
Ashworth Bros., Inc., Fall River, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a conveyor assembly, such as a stacker, comprising: a vertically arranged drum having a substantially smooth peripheral surface; a conveyor belt, at least one full turn wound along the peripheral surface of the drum, said belt comprising support elements to support portions of the belt on top of each other; wherein the bottom part of the drum widens outwardly and the remaining part of the drum is cylindrical.