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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Robert Suttie, Fife, GB;
Inventor:
Robert Suttie, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 39/16 (2006.01); B65G 15/60 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/60 (2013.01); G07D 11/0018 (2013.01); G07F 19/202 (2013.01); G07F 19/205 (2013.01); B65G 39/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for supporting a flat belt member. The apparatus includes a drum member rotatable about a longitudinal axis of rotation and comprising an outer support surface that generally increases in diameter from a first end region to a central region and decreases in diameter from the central region to a further end region. The central region includes a groove in the support surface which extends circumferentially around the drum member. A ring member is located in the groove.