Patent ID: 6595350
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A transporter for moving an object in a given direction, comprising:a plurality of elongated, inflatable bladder elements in parallel array, each bladder element having an elongated axis which is transverse to said given direction, there being an X group of said bladder elements connected to a first source of air, a Y group of said bladder elements connected to a second source of air, and a Z group of said bladder elements connected to a third source of air, and a flexible member joined to each said bladder and forming an object conveying surface, and a control unit for pulsing said first, second and third sources of air to thereby sequentially and rhythmically inflate said X, Y and Z groups of bladder elements to raise and lower points and move said object in said given direction relative to said object conveying surface.