Patent ID: 11884492
Assignee: LAITRAM, L.L.C.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for a conveyor, comprising:
a conveyor frame for supporting a conveyor belt;
a carryway for the conveyor belt extending in a longitudinal direction;
a product containment guard on a side of the carryway, the product containment guard comprising a longitudinal containment rail extending adjacent to a first edge of the carryway for containing product on the carryway, a vertical support rail connected to the longitudinal containment rail, an upper mounting rail extending perpendicular to the vertical support rail in a longitudinal direction and a lower mounting rail below the upper mounting rail and extending in the longitudinal direction; and
a mounting component for mounting the product containment guard to the conveyor frame, the mounting component comprising
a lateral rail connected to the conveyor frame; and
an end plate having an upper surface including a first open recess and a second open recess laterally outward of the first open recess for receiving a narrow neck of the upper mounting rail and a vertical slot below the first open recess for receiving the lower mounting rail.