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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Span Tech Llc, Glasgow, KY (US);
Inventors:
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Scott Dayton Barbour, Glasgow, KY (US);
Assignee:
SPAN TECH LLC, Glasgow, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/94 (2006.01); B65G 47/00 (2006.01); B65G 15/02 (2006.01); B65G 15/30 (2006.01); B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/2072 (2013.01); B65G 15/02 (2013.01); B65G 15/28 (2013.01); B65G 15/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor system is for intended use in conjunction with the conveyance of articles, such as for being sorted for downstream processing. The system comprises a conveyor, which may be an endless conveyor including a forward run and a return run. The conveyor may have a tilted conveying surface for supporting the articles being conveyed. A low friction guide extends along the conveyor for engaging the articles being conveyed by the conveyor, which may include rollers for providing rolling contact for the articles during conveyance. Related methods are also disclosed.