Patent ID: 7021456
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A brake cartridge for a roller of a conveyor, the roller being positionable between opposite sidewalls of the conveyor and having a roller portion that is rotatable to convey articles along the conveyor, said brake cartridge comprising: an axle portion mountable to one of the sidewalls of the conveyor; a housing rotatably mounted to said axle portion, said housing being insertable at least partially into an end of the roller portion of the roller; and a braking device that is selectively operable to restrict rotation of said housing relative to said axle portion to restrict rotation of the roller portion of the roller when said brake cartridge is inserted at least partially into the end of the roller portion, wherein said braking device comprises a first plate non-rotatably positioned relative to said housing and a second plate non-rotatably positioned relative to said axle portion, said braking device being selectively operable to engage said first and second plates to restrict rotation of said housing relative to said axle portion.