Patent ID: 6186311
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A self-transporting multiple conveyor system comprising a pair of longitudinally extending conveyor frames, a conveyor belt supported on pulleys on each frame, a separate axle and wheel set associated with each of said frames for supporting its respective frame for transport on a highway, each axle extending horizontally and having opposite ends, the wheel set of each axle including a highway transport wheel adjacent each end of the axle, the frames each having an end arranged to be towed by a highway tractor, disengageable coupling members for joining the frames in close side-by-side relation during highway transport, the axle of each conveyor frame including a part with an associated highway transport wheel that extends under the other conveyor frame when the frames are coupled side-by-side so that the associated wheel underlies the other conveyor frame, and a fifth wheel pin at said frame ends arranged to serve both of said conveyor frames for towing said conveyor together with a highway tractor.