Patent ID: 6520321
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A modular conveyor section, comprising:(a) a frame; (b) a plurality of legs affixed to said frame and operative to support said frame from a base; (c) a drive roller mounted proximate one end of said frame; (d) a drive motor mounted proximate said one end and coupled to said drive roller, operative to rotationally drive said drive motor; (e) an end roller rotationally mounted to an end of said frame opposite said one end, said end roller attached to a slidably adjustable frame such that said end roller is positioned to maintain tension in said conveyor belt; (f) an endless belt extending over said drive roller and said end roller; (g) two guide rollers, one of said guide rollers mounted proximate said one end and one of said guide rollers mounted proximate said end opposite said one end of said frame and contacting said endless belt so as to tension said belt and increase its frictional contact with said drive roller; and (h) a removable platform, removably attached to said slidable frame adjacent to said end roller.