Patent ID: 9309054
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A small-diameter-roller conveyor comprising: a roller conveyor including a series of at least three power-driven rollers extending axially across the width of the roller conveyor and supported side by side along the length of the roller conveyor, the power-driven rollers having first diameters; at least one endless belt trained around and driven by the power-driven rollers; a stationary array of article-supporting rollers positioned atop the at least one endless belt with the article-supporting rollers extending axially parallel to the power-driven rollers, wherein the article-supporting rollers are rotated by frictional contact with the at least one endless belt; wherein the number of article-supporting rollers exceeds the number of power-driven rollers; and wherein the article-supporting rollers have second diameters less than the first diameters.