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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Bastian Solutions, Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
William A. Bastian, II, Carmel, IN (US);
Britt Calloway, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Bastian Solutions, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A conveyor roller includes a roller body that defines a fill cavity. A concrete material at least partially fills the fill cavity in the roller body. A bearing assembly is coupled to the roller body. The bearing assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the roller body. The roller body acts as a mold to allow curing of the concrete material to occur even after final assembly of the conveyor roller. In one example of the manufacturing method, the concrete material is poured into one or more fill cavities inside the roller body, and bearing assemblies are attached to the opposite ends of the roller body. The concrete material can continue to cure even after the bearing assemblies are attached. In one example, the bearing assemblies act as plugs, thereby sealing the concrete material within the fill cavities of the roller body.