Patent ID: 6074723
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
A mat for switching equipment, said mat being rotatable by transmission rollers, comprising:a mat having an upper surface and an opposite roller engaging lower surface, said mat moving in a moving direction when moving between tandem rollers, said mat having a first degree of flexibility;one or more flap element coupled to said mat, said flap element comprising (a) a base segment having a first surface coupled to said upper surface and an opposite second surface, and (b) a flap extending from said second surface, away from said mat, at a first angle relative to said moving direction when said flap is between said tandem rollers;said base segment having a second degree of flexibility which is sufficiently less than said first degree of flexibility such that when said mat is not moving and said flap extends from said second surface at a second angle relative to said moving direction, said base segment will urge said mat in a direction until said flap extends from said second surface at said first angle.