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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert C. Beesley, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/46 (2006.01); B65G 17/44 (2006.01); B65G 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/46 (2013.01); B65G 17/066 (2013.01); B65G 17/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface platform for a conveyor belt includes a platform member having an upper surface and a rail member at one side of the upper surface. The upper surface has a first portion adjacent the rail member, a second portion adjacent the first portion, and a third portion adjacent the second portion. The second portion extends upward at a distance and in a direction such that when an article is placed on the platform member in contact with the rail the article extends to, and no further than, the second portion. The first portion may be horizontal or curved.