Patent ID: 6591979
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
In a sanitary conveyor mechanism including a motor-driven endless conveyor belt for transporting articles and mounted on legs above a support surface, the improvement comprising: an elongated conveyor support extending longitudinally along the length of the conveyor; a plurality of frame members, each one of said plurality of frame members being-mounted on said conveyor support in spaced apart relation to at least one other of said plurality of frame members, each one of said plurality of frame members comprising a support aperture formed therethrough such that the axis of said support aperture is substantially normal to its corresponding frame member, said support apertures each being dimensioned and configured to receive said conveyor support therethrough in surrounding, supporting relation thereto, each one of said plurality of frame members further comprising a plurality of arms extending outwardly from said support aperture along a first plane that is substantially normal to said axis of said support aperture, and each one of said plurality of frame members further comprising a plurality of legs, one of said plurality of legs being formed on each one of said plurality of arms in substantially parallel relation to said axis of said support aperture, each one of said plurality of frame members further comprising a plurality of first connector apertures, one of each of said plurality of first connector apertures being formed between each of said plurality of arms and said support aperture and each one of said plurality of frame members further comprising a plurality of second connector apertures, one of each of said plurality of second connector apertures being formed through a corresponding one of each of said plurality of legs; and an upper guide rail support, said upper guide rail support comprising a substantially L-shaped member and having a plurality of guide support apertures formed through the shorter leg of said L-shaped member, said plurality of guide support apertures being dimensioned and configured to correspond to a corresponding plurality of said first connector apertures, whereby said upper guide rail support may be attached to one of said plurality of frame members by a connector extending through each of said corresponding first connector apertures and said plurality of guide support apertures.