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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Robert Hendrickson, Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Michael Hendrik DeGroot, Rockford, MI (US);
Jeff Batchelder, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/06 (2013.01); Y10T 403/7033 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cleanable belt conveyor having a locking mechanism. A locking mechanism including two locking protrusions is used to lock a first conveyor component to a second conveyor component. The locking mechanism comprises a base plate having at least one opening for receiving a locking protrusion and at least one handle plate including the locking protrusion. A saddle extending from one side of the base plate cradles the locking protrusion and may engage a pivot post of a conveyor component.