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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Angela L. Marshall, Harahan, LA (US);
Nicholas J. Judice, Hammond, LA (US);
R. Scott Dailey, Destrehan, LA (US);
John F. Landrum, New Orleans, LA (US);
Jorge E. Nagel, New Orleans, LA (US);
Gilbert J. MacLachlan, Harahan, LA (US);
Glenn R. McCall, Jr., Harvey, LA (US);
Dennis K. Scates, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Abstract
A platform member for a knuckle-linked conveyor belt includes a stabilizer for pushing a conveyed product towards a side rail to stabilize the product during conveyance. The platform member may include an upper portion forming a conveying surface and a lower portion stepped down from the upper port for receiving the forward end of an adjacent platform member. A connector on the lower portion connects the platform member to a corresponding body member in the conveyor belt. The upper portion overlies and protrudes forward from the front of the lower portion. Shaped side rails on the platform member are configured to allow overlapping between adjacent side rails to minimize gaps.