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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
H. Thad German, Belding, MI (US);
David M. Berghorn, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Matthew T. Brayman, Ada, MI (US);
James P. Johnson, Rockford, MI (US);
Bruce E. Taylor, Morley, MI (US);
William P. Bray, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor.