Patent ID: 7152729
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A reciprocating floor conveyor comprising a plurality of side by side parallel floor slats each of which includes a front end, a rear end, a top section with a generally horizontal top surface, a first side, and a second side; a first side wall, of each floor slat, integral with the first side of the top section, extending downward from the top section and extending from the front end to the rear end; a second side wall, of each floor slat, integral with the second side of the top section, extending downward from the top section, parallel to and spaced from the first side wall; a first bottom flange integral with the first side wall, of each floor slat, extending laterally inward toward the second side wall, extending from the front end to the rear end, and vertically spaced from the top section; a second bottom flange integral with the second side wall, of each floor slat, extending laterally inward toward the first side wall, extending from the front end to the rear end, and vertically spaced from the top section; a top section cantilevered portion integral with the top section, of each floor slat, extending laterally outward from the second side wall, and extending from the front end to the rear end; a seal flange integral with the first side wall, of each floor slat, including a seal support with a seal support surface, a vertical wall integral with the seal support flange that cooperates with an outboard side of the first side wall to form a seal retainer channel that is outboard of the outboard side of the first side wall, has an open channel top and extends from the front end to the rear end; wherein the top section cantilevered portion of each floor slat is vertically spaced above an adjacent floor slat seal retainer channel; and wherein the top section of each floor slat includes a downwardly facing bearing contact surface between the first side wall and the second side wall.