Patent ID: 7681719
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A transfer tail assembly for use with a conveyor assembly having a continuous conveyor belt having an upper run and a lower run supported between a pair of spaced side frame members, each side frame member extending from a first end to a second end, the transfer tail assembly comprising: a pair of spaced side brackets each supported by one of the side frame members; a cross support removably supported between the pair of side brackets and having a longitudinal length extending transverse to the spaced side frame members; a plurality of support brackets spaced from each other and freely movable along the longitudinal length of the cross support; and a nose bar mounted to each of the support brackets and spaced from the cross support by the support brackets, the nose bar having a plurality of receiving slots each sized to receive one of the support brackets, wherein the nose bar extends past the first or second end of the side frame members such that the conveyor belt transitions between the upper run and the lower run over the nose bar.