Patent ID: 6273241
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A conveying apparatus for conveying items, comprising:a frame;first, second, and third conveyor rollers rotatably mounted relative to said frame said first, second, and third conveyor rollers being immediately adjacent and configured to combine to define a conveying path lying substantially in a conveying plane;first, second and third immediately adjacent pulleys rotatably mounted relative to said frame;first, second, and third immediately adjacent gearboxes each having an inlet and an outlet end and configured to cause rotation of said immediately adjacent first, second, and third conveyor rollers, respectively upon rotation of said first, second, and third conveyor pulleys, respectively; andan endless drive belt lying substantially in a horizontal plane and engaging said first, second, and third pulleys in a serpentine manner such that items can be conveyed along said conveying path.