Patent ID: 9254960
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A conveyor system for controlling two conveyer belts with a single motor, the system comprising: a housing including at least one inclined section; a first conveyor belt operably connected to a drive pulley and a first idler pulley; a second conveyor belt operably connected to a second and third idler pulley; a gap between the first and second conveyor belts, the gap sized to firmly hold a material received between the first and second conveyor belts, at least a portion of the material being larger than the gap; a drive unit including a motor in communication with the drive pulley and a first and a second sprocket; and a roller chain extending between the drive pulley, the sprockets, and the third idler pulley, wherein the roller chain causes the drive pulley and the sprockets to rotate in one of a clockwise manner and a counterclockwise manner and the third idler pulley to rotate in the other of the clockwise manner and the counterclockwise manner, wherein the conveyor system is configured to crush the material as the material travels through the gap, wherein the first and second conveyor belts are enclosed in a cubic enclosure of the inclined section, and wherein the inclined section is pitched at an angle of between about 30 degrees to about 100 degrees; and wherein an angle of engagement, E