Patent ID: 6612426
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A conveyor housing especially suited for supporting a conveyor belt having a plurality of interlocking plastic segments comprising:a first conveyor beam having an upper face, an exterior right side wall connected along a right side of the upper face, and an exterior left side wall connected along a left side of the upper face, wherein the upper face, the right side wall and the left side wall of the first conveyor define a first interior channel; a second conveyor beam having an upper face, an exterior right side wall connected along a right side of the upper face, and an exterior left side wall connected along a left side of the upper face, wherein the upper face, the right side wall and the left side wall of the second conveyor define a second interior channel, and wherein a profile of the first conveyor beam matches a profile of the second conveyor beam; a connector having an upper face, a right side wall connected along a right side of the upper face and a left side wall connected along a left side of the upper face and wherein a first portion of the upper face, the right side wall and the left side wall comprise a first end of the connector; and a second portion of the upper face, the right side wall and the left side wall comprise a second end of the connector; and wherein the first end of the connector fits within the first interior channel, and the second end of the connector fits within the second interior channel to form a friction fit between the first and second conveyor beams; and a plurality of arms arranged intermittently along the first and the second conveyor beams and extending vertically upward to support a top portion of the conveyor belt having the plurality of interlocking plastic segments.