Patent ID: 7500556
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. An adjustable conveyor bed that is adjustable in length to span a particular gap between two devices of a conveyor system, said adjustable conveyor bed comprising: a primary section having opposite primary sidewalls and a plurality of primary rollers mounted thereto, said primary rollers including a primary motorized roller and a plurality of primary idler rollers interconnected with one another via a plurality of drive members, said primary rollers being substantially not movable longitudinally alone said primary sidewalls; and a secondary section having opposite secondary sidewalls, said secondary section sidewalls being nestedly received within said primary sidewalls and being adjustably mounted to said primary sidewalls and extendable and retractable relative to said primary sidewalls to adjust a length of said adjustable conveyor bed, said secondary section being configured to support at least one secondary roller when extended a sufficient amount from said primary section, each of said secondary sidewalls having an elongated roller slot extending at least partially therealong for positioning an axle of said secondary roller, said roller slot providing clearance of said primary rollers when said secondary section is at least partially retracted, said at least one secondary roller being mounted to mounting plates attached to said secondary sidewalls and spanning said elongated roller slots when said secondary section is at least partially extended, said at least one secondary roller being substantially not movable longitudinally along said secondary sidewalls when said at least one secondary roller is mounted to said mounting plates, said secondary sidewalls being securable to said primary sidewalls when said secondary section is extended a selected amount from said primary section.