Patent ID: 6761265
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A laterally flexible and longitudinally elongated conveyor track suited for use with a conveyor belt capable of lateral bending, comprising:a plurality of beam segments, each formed of an approximately vertical web of predetermined height and a top flange attached to an upper portion of said web and forming a supporting surface for the conveyor belt, wherein the webs are aligned end-to-end in a longitudinal series; an elongated sheet of flexible and resilient sheet material extending longitudinally along the aligned series of webs on at least one longitudinally extending side of the webs; a flexible lap plate interconnecting at least two juxtaposed webs and engaging said elongated sheet by means for permitting the elongated sheet to move longitudinally with respect to the juxtaposed webs, whereby the elongated sheet is moveable longitudinally with respect to the juxtaposed webs when the conveyor track is flexed laterally.