Patent ID: 8739965
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor pulley comprising: (1) a drum having a first end, a second end and a centerpoint midway between the first end and second end or (2) a shaft comprising a central portion, a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, the first and second coupling portions both extending outward from the central portion, the central portion having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the central portion defining a centerpoint midway between the first end and the second end; a reinforcing disk concentric to the drum or shaft, the reinforcing disk being an annulus with an inner radius and an outer radius, the reinforcing disk being attached to the drum or shaft generally at the centerpoint and at the inner radius of the reinforcing disk; a first plurality of wings attached to the reinforcing disk that extend from the reinforcing disk toward the first end of the drum or the central portion of the shaft; a second plurality of wings attached to the reinforcing disk that extend from the reinforcing disk toward the second end of the drum or the central portion of the shaft, each wing of the first and second plurality of wings having a lower end, an upper end, an outer end and an inner end, the lower end being attached to the drum or shaft; and a plurality of contact bars that are attached to the upper end of each wing, each contact bar having an overhang portion that extends beyond the inner end, the contact bar contacting the reinforcing disk at the outer radius of the reinforcing disk.