Patent ID: 9004259
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor comprising: two spaced apart frame members; a plurality of rollers supported by said two spaced apart frame members, said rollers defining an upper conveying surface; a plurality of gaps defined between said rollers; a support disposed under said plurality of rollers, said support comprising a plurality of spaced apart actuator mounting locations, each aligned with a respective gap; at least one actuator carried by said support at a respective actuator mounting location, said support and at least one actuator being configured to permit access to said at least one actuator from under said upper conveying surface in order to install or remove said at least one actuator from below said upper conveying surface; a respective stop connected to each respective actuator of said at least one actuator such that actuation of said respective actuator moves said respective stop between a first position at which at least a portion of said respective stop extends above said upper conveying surface and a second position at which said respective stop does not extend above said upper conveying surface, said respective stop being insertable through the respective aligned gap from above said upper conveying surface in order to install or remove said respective stop, and at least one respective guide associated with each actuator mounting location, said at least one respective guide configured to cooperate with said respective stop to guide said respective stop as it moves between said first and second positions, said at least one respective guide comprising at least one groove and at least a portion of said stop is disposed in said at least one groove as said stop moves between said first and second positions.