Patent ID: 9745134
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A conveyor belt comprising: a. a plurality of elongated finger bars, each of said finger bars having ends and a plurality of co-planar transverse elements of a predetermined length therebetween, said transverse elements extending perpendicularly from said finger bar to respective element ends, and being arranged in spaced relation a predetermined distance from each other along both sides of said finger bar; b. a plurality of elongated intermediate bars, each of said intermediate bars having ends and opposing sides, said finger bars and said intermediate bars being arranged in parallel relation in successive alternating fashion along a longitudinal extent of the conveyor belt, said ends of elements extending from one side of a finger bar being spaced a predetermined distance from one side of one adjacent intermediate bar, and said ends of elements extending from the other side of said finger bar being spaced the same predetermined distance from one side of another adjacent intermediate bar; and, c. a pair of parallel lateral belts, said ends of said finger bars and said ends of said intermediate bars being attached to a respective said lateral belt, said lateral belts supporting and driving said finger bars and said intermediate bars and any articles carried by the conveyor belt.