Patent ID: 6719119
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A roller conveyor extension comprising:a base frame including an elongated track extending parallel to a first axis, the track having a rearward end and a forward end; a roller support structure including an elongated frame member extending parallel to a second axis, the frame member having a first end and a second end coinciding with, respectively, back and front ends of the roller support structure; a plurality of rollers supported by the frame member of the roller support structure, each roller being supported for rotation about an axis extending along an axis perpendicular to the second axis; and a carriage adapted for translating reciprocation between the reward and forward ends of the track, the carriage being pivotably attached to the roller support structure in a location less distant from the back end of the roller support structure than the front end of the roller support structure such that the roller support structure is capable of both rotational motion about a pivot axis and rearward and forward reciprocating motion with respect to the base frame.