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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventors:
Soren A. Pedersen, Summit, NJ (US);
Miranda R. Kovach, Jefferson, LA (US);
R. Scott Dailey, Destrehan, LA (US);
John E. Wenzel, Mandeville, LA (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/46 (2006.01); B65G 15/42 (2006.01); B65G 15/44 (2006.01); B65G 17/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/46 (2013.01); B65G 15/42 (2013.01); B65G 15/44 (2013.01); B65G 17/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor belt comprising a plurality of modules hingedly connected together includes a first type of module including raised ribs arranged in columns and a second type of module including chock segments aligned with the columns. A transfer device includes fingers aligned with gaps between the chock segments and valleys between the columns. Each chock segment is substantially triangular in shape.