Patent ID: 6085891
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B66B

Abstract:
A unitary, one-piece pallet body for travelators comprising:a treadplate having front and rear edges, said front and rear edges having teeth;connecting elements for receiving and guiding connecting components, said connecting elements having a horizontal axis, said connecting elements extending from and being unitary with said treadplate; andtreadplate supporting elements for receiving and guiding leading and trailing pallet bodies in connection with corresponding connecting components, said treadplate supporting elements being arranged underneath, being unitary with, and protruding beyond the rear edge of said treadplate by a specified distance,wherein said connecting elements are configured as hollow cylinders and a fulcrum is provided between adjacent unitary, one-piece pallet bodies roughly midway beneath the end portions of the meshing teeth of the individual treadplates.