Patent ID: 6415909
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An apparatus for conveying a bulk material comprising:a support means; a guide means defining a passageway providing a circuitous path, having a base section supported on said support means and a section cantilevered relative to said support means; at least two sprockets disposed in said passageway and rotatably supported on said guide means, one of said sprockets being disposed in said cantilevered section of said guide means and having a substantially vertically disposed axis of rotation; a rope assembly having an endless rope disposed in said passageway along said circuitous path and reeved around said sprockets, and a plurality of discs secured to and spaced along said rope; means for driving one of said sprockets; said guide means an inlet communicating with said passageway for feeding material therein; and said guide means having a discharge outlet communicating with said passageway about a portion of the periphery of said one sprocket.