Patent ID: 11905118
Assignee: LAITRAM, L.L.C.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A conveyor comprising:
a carryway;
a conveyor belt as in claim 12 supported in the carryway;
a first wearstrip in the carryway under the bearing surface on the first edge portion;
a second wearstrip in the carryway under the bearing surface on the second edge portion;
a roller-activation system in the carryway having a contact surface movable from a first position in contact with the belt rollers to cause the belt rollers to rotate as the conveyor belt advances on the carryway to a second position out of contact with the belt rollers;
wherein the weight of the conveyor belt is borne by the roller-activation system in the first position and by the first and second wearstrips when the roller-activation system is in the second position.