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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Michael James Bleau, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Dellach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kenneth P. Dellach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Michael James Bleau, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Dellach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kenneth P. Dellach, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a moving conveyor belt of a conveyor belt assembly. The apparatus includes an enclosed housing connectable to the conveyor belt assembly, wherein the housing has an open portion adjacent to the moving conveyor belt. A hub is rotatably connected to and within the enclosed housing, and a plurality of wipers are releasably connected to and extend outward from the hub. A driving means rotates the hub and the wipers such that the plurality of wipers at least partially engage and wipe the conveyor belt clean, as the wipers rotate through the open portion of the housing.