Patent ID: 7571802
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A skirt adapted to be attached to a side wall of a conveyor mechanism to retain conveyed material on a conveyor belt of the conveyor mechanism, said skirt comprising: a leg member including an upper portion having an upper end and a lower portion having a lower end, said upper portion including a first inner wall and a first outer wall, said lower portion including a second inner wall and a second outer wall; and a foot member extending between a first end and a second end and having an inner wall and an outer wall, said first end attached to said lower end of said leg member, said foot member being disposed at an angle with respect to said lower portion of said leg member; whereby said foot member is adapted to extend into a gap formed between the side wall of the conveyor mechanism and the conveyor belt to retain conveyed material on the conveyor belt and said outer wall of said foot member is adapted to engage the conveyor belt; and wherein said first and second inner walls and said first and second outer walls of said leg member are each generally planar, and said inner wall and said outer wall of said foot member are each generally planar.