Patent ID: 6588579
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A single track continuous conveyor system accessory, comprising:a wheel assembly for riding on a top surface of an inverted continuous conveyor track, said wheel assembly having a pair of wheels, said pair of wheels spaced apart in a parallel side by side relationship and connected to one another by a transverse axle; drive means for a conveyor chain positioned in said inverted continuous conveyor track to engage said wheel assembly and move said wheel assembly in a desired direction, said drive means comprising a vertically oriented elongate planar shaped member fixed at one end to said conveyor chain and at its opposite end having notches on both sides of said planar shaped member, said notches for engaging said transverse axle of said wheel assembly; and carrying means for transporting a work piece thereon rotatably attached to said wheel assembly.