Patent ID: 7614494

Claim:
A trough roller assembly configured to support a belt in a trough shape, said trough roller assembly comprising: a first support member having an upper end and a lower end; a second support member having an upper end and a lower end, said second support member in spaced apart relation to said first support member, wherein said lower end of said first support member and said lower end of said second support member mount to one or more frame members; an elongated first shaft having a first end and a second end; and an elongated second shaft having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first shaft rotatably connected to said first support member, said first end of said second shaft rotatably connected to said first support member below said first end of said first shaft, said second end of said first shaft rotatably connected to said second support member, said second end of said second shaft rotatably connected to said second support member above said second end of said first shaft, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft are disposed in a generally x-shaped configuration so as to define said trough shape.