Patent ID: 7086525
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A21C,B65G,F16C,F16G

Abstract:
1. In a conveyor for commercial proofers and ovens of the type comprising: a conveyor track of the type having a bottom wall, opposed side walls, and a top wall having a slot formed therein; and a conveyor chain including a plurality of substantially identical carriages each comprising: (a) an elongate body extending between first and second ends; (b) at least one first wheel supported on the body for rotation about an axis located adjacent the first end of the body; (c) self-lubricated bearing means supporting the first wheel for rotation relative to the body; (d) a second wheel supported on the body at a location between the first and second ends for rotation about an axis extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the first wheel; (e) self-lubricated bearing means supporting the second wheel for rotation relative to the body; and means connecting the first end of one of each carriage to the second end of the next adjacent carriage in the conveyor chain; the means for connecting the first end of each carriage to the second end of the next adjacent carriage comprising apertures formed in the first and second ends of each carriage and pins received in the apertures for pivotally connecting the carriages one to another; the apertures and the pins being self-lubricated to facilitate relative pivotal movement between adjacent carriages.