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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Clarence C. Allen, Jr., Mt. Crawford, VA (US);
Kevin G. Gorby, Harrisonburg, VA (US);
Eric H. Crowe, Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Samantha L. J. Armstrong, Churchville, VA (US);
Clarence C. Allen, Jr., Mt. Crawford, VA (US);
Kevin G. Gorby, Harrisonburg, VA (US);
Eric H. Crowe, Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Samantha L. J. Armstrong, Churchville, VA (US);
A. G. Stacker, Inc., Weyers Cave, VA (US);
Abstract
A conveyor includes a frame having first and second spaced frame elements, first and second drive rollers between the frame elements, and a flexible belt mounted between the first and second drive rollers that has a load bearing portion and a return portion, the return portion extending between the first and second frame elements. The conveyor has a first end portion including the first drive roller, a second end portion including the second drive roller and a central portion including a midpoint between the first drive roller and the second drive roller, and the central portion of the conveyor includes a lift-table receiving space between the first drive roller and the second drive roller and between the first frame element and the second frame element, and the return portion of the belt extends between the load bearing portion and the lift-table-receiving space.