Patent ID: 9611098
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B60P,B65G

Claim:
1. A conveyor apparatus comprising: a conveyor belt supported by a first and a second axially-mounted roller assembly; a boom assembly having a first and a second boom rail interconnected in parallel by a plurality of lower and upper cross frame members, the opposing ends of the boom assembly supporting the first and second roller assemblies; a conveyor drive motor connected to a chain sprocket and gear assembly fixed in turn to an axle of at least one of the roller assemblies; a motor stop and start control switch integrated with the drive motor; a plurality of belt guide plates disposed in pairs at each cross frame member along both sides of the boom assembly, the guides making contact with the lower outer surface of the belt proximal to the belt edges; a plurality of material stops attached to the outward surface of the conveyor belt the material stops disposed laterally across the belt surface in pairs disposed at spaced intervals along the length of the belt; a plurality of lower belt support wheels axially mounted and disposed substantially centrally at each lower cross member, the outer surface of each wheel making contact with the lower outer surface of the conveyor belt at an elevation that includes the belt-interfacing surfaces of the belt guide plates.