Patent ID: 7461738
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A conveyor slat/support beam assembly, comprising: a longitudinal support beam having a bottom, a pair of laterally spaced apart sides extending upwardly from the bottom, and a top comprising side parts projecting laterally outwardly from the sides, said bottom and said sides forming lower corners where they meet and said sides and said side parts of the top forming upper corners where they meet, wherein an open space is defined laterally between the sides of the support beam and between the side parts of the top of the support beam, said side parts of the top having outer edges and upwardly directed slat supporting surfaces for a conveyor slat; and an elongated conveyor slat having side portions with lower surfaces which rest on the slat supporting surfaces of the support beam, a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the sides of the top of the slat, and inner portions on the sidewalls which present an upper edge spaced below the bottom surface of the top of the slat, and wherein the outer edges of the side parts of the top of the support beam fit within spaces vertically between the inner portions of the sidewalls and the bottom surfaces of the side parts of the top of the conveyor slat.