Patent ID: 7926646
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A reciprocating slat conveyor for use in a load-holding compartment, said reciprocating conveyor comprising: (a) a plurality of laterally and substantially parallel longitudinal trough-like subdecks made of a first material, said subdecks in a spaced relationship so as to form a longitudinal space between adjacent subdecks; (b) a plurality of longitudinal slats adjacent to and parallel to each other, said slats made of a second material dissimilar to said first material, each slat having a slat top surface, a slat bottom surface, a slat first longitudinal side edge, and a slat second longitudinal side edge; (c) each slat centrally located within said load-holding compartment in a sliding relationship with a pair of adjacent subdecks and covers the longitudinal space between said pair of adjacent subdecks, said pair of adjacent subdecks conducting the movement of said slat; and (d) each subdeck centrally located within said load-holding compartment longitudinally supporting two adjacent slats at or near a slat longitudinal side edge; (e) wherein each subdeck has a base and two upwardly extending projections, said longitudinal slats supported above said base such that said longitudinal slats are remote from said base.