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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Juan Neufeld, Winkler, CA;
Bernie Thiessen, Winkler, CA;
Inventors:
Juan Neufeld, Winkler, CA;
Bernie Thiessen, Winkler, CA;
Assignee:
Meridian Manufacturing Group, Storm Lake, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/08 (2006.01); B65G 15/40 (2006.01); B65G 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved conveyor belt is provided for use in a tubular conveyor. The belt includes a plurality of cleat sets extending at a non-perpendicular angle across the axis of the belt. Adjacent cleat sets are offset with respect to one another, such that the axis of adjacent cleat sets are non-parallel. Each cleat set includes a plurality of spaced apart, upstanding cleat members. The orientation of the cleat sets helps maintain material toward the center of the belt, while the orientation of the cleat members eliminates vacuum behind the cleat members.