Patent ID: 11878874
Assignee: FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A belt cleaner assembly comprising:
an elongate support member for extending longitudinally across a conveyor belt;
a cartridge for supporting at least one scraper blade thereon, the cartridge slidable over the support member; and
slide blocks between the support member and the cartridge to space facing surfaces of the cartridge and the support member from each other,
wherein the support member comprises a support shaft having a generally square cross-sectional configuration with upper and lower surfaces extending between lateral side surfaces having the slide blocks disposed thereon, and wherein the cartridge includes downwardly-extending legs having retention rails secured thereto so that with the cartridge slid over the support shaft the retention rails protrude laterally inward below the slide blocks and above the lower surface of the support shaft to inhibit tipping of the cartridge by engagement of at least one of the retention rails with at least one of the slide blocks.