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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
Superior Industries, Inc., Morris, MN (US);
Corbin J Fehr, Morris, MN (US);
Bruce J Berlinger, Morris, MN (US);
Jarrod J Felton, Cyrus, MN (US);
Superior Industries, Inc., Morris, MN (US);
Abstract
A belt conveyor system for creating an overland material transport assembly on a ground surface comprises a frame configured for transportation over the ground surface, a plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections, a head pulley assembly mounted to the first end of the frame, a tail pulley assembly mounted to one of the conveyor belt support sections, and a conveyor belt. The frame includes first and second elongate rails, each of which have a first support surface and a second support surface spaced from the first support surface. The plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections are supportable on the frame in a transport configuration wherein the plurality of support sections are accordion-folded relative to one another and are generally perpendicular to the first and second elongate rails. The plurality of pivotally connected conveyor belt support sections are movable to a material transport configuration wherein the plurality of support sections are unfolded to be generally parallel to the first and second rails. The belt conveyor is carried by the head pulley assembly, the plurality of conveyor belt support sections and the tail pulley assembly.