Patent ID: 8763793
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A conveyor frame assembly, comprising: a pair of spaced side rails each extending from a first end to a second end and having an outer surface; an alignment notch formed in the outer surface of at least one of the spaced side rails, the alignment notch being recessed from the outer surface of the side rail; a completely enclosed receiving and containment cavity extending from an inner surface of the side rail including the alignment notch, the receiving and containment cavity having a constant height receiving portion aligned with the alignment notch formed in the outer surface of the side rail, wherein the receiving and containment cavity is defined by an upper wall and a lower wall; and a mounting bracket and a fastener, wherein the fastener includes a shaft portion having external threads that engage both of the upper and lower walls that form the constant height receiving portion of the containment cavity to securely hold the fastener within the containment cavity to secure the mounting bracket to one of the side rails.