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Patent No.:

US 8887900 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2011

Rail conveyor system

Applicant:

Craig Anthony Wheeler, New South Wales, AU;

Inventor:

Craig Anthony Wheeler, New South Wales, AU;

Assignee:

Newcastle Innovation Limited, , AU;

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Douglas Hess

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/08 (2006.01); B61D 11/00 (2006.01); B61B 13/04 (2006.01); B65G 17/02 (2006.01); B65G 21/22 (2006.01); E21F 13/08 (2006.01); B61D 11/02 (2006.01); B65G 39/20 (2006.01); B61B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B 9/00 (2013.01); B61B 13/04 (2013.01); B65G 17/02 (2013.01); B65G 21/22 (2013.01); E21F 13/083 (2013.01); B61D 11/02 (2013.01); B65G 39/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rail conveyor system combining the low friction attributes of railway transportation with the continuous bulk handling advantages of belt conveyors, uses a multiplicity of spaced carriages running on steel wheels on rail tracks to support a continuous carry belt. The system is driven by various means including a rope extending between the carriages. Various other drive means including drive belt technology are also described along with loading and unloading stations and distributed drive stations.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Wheeler, Craig. (2014). Rail conveyor system (U.S. Patent No. 8887900). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8887900

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