Patent ID: 6470807
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B61J,B65G

Abstract:
A turntable mounted above a ground surface and drive system for rotating the turntable comprising:a vertical turntable shaft; a circular turntable having an outer perimeter and a centrally disposed bore, the bore receiving the vertical turntable shaft for mounting the circular turntable on the shaft and above the ground surface; force absorbing means disposed between the vertical turntable shaft and the circular turntable for absorbing horizontally disposed forces that contact the circular turntable; drive means for rotating the vertical turntable, the drive means mounted adjacent to the outer perimeter for imparting a rotational force to the circular turntable; the drive means mounted above the ground surface on a drive mounting means for allowing the drive means to move horizontally in response to the horizontal movement of the circular turntable when the horizontally disposed force contacts the circular turntable so that the drive means maintains engagement with the outer perimeter.