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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas E. Whittlesey, Apex, NC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas E. Whittlesey, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of mounting a conveyor belt to a telescoping conveyor include: (a) providing a conveyor belt configured to mount to a telescoping conveyor mechanism; (b) pivoting a first idler roller to an operative fixed position; and (c) translating an idler residing below the first idler roller upward and rearward into its respective operative fixed position to thereby mount a telescoping conveyor belt.