Patent ID: 8021078

Claim:
A conveyor assembly for an asphalt paving machine, the assembly being operable to convey material in the paving machine, the assembly comprising: a first conveyor including a first conveyor surface having an inner edge and an outer edge, and a first drive chain adjacent the inner edge of the conveyor surface, the first drive chain being movable to cause material to be conveyed on the first conveyor surface; a second conveyor generally parallel to the first conveyor, a central space being defined between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, the second conveyor including a second conveyor surface having an inner edge and an outer edge, and a second drive chain adjacent the inner edge of the conveyor surface, the second drive chain being movable to cause material to be conveyed on the second conveyor surface; and a cover assembly including a cover member positioned over the central space and covering the first drive chain and the second drive chain, the cover member having an upper surface substantially parallel to the first conveyor surface and to the second conveyor surface, the upper surface being positioned to directly engage and support material, at least a substantial portion of the upper surface directly engaging and supporting material, the cover member substantially preventing material from entering the central space between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, and a divider member connected to the cover member and extending generally perpendicular to the upper surface, the divider member being positioned to directly engage material supported on the upper surface, the divider member having a divider upper surface, a first side facing toward the first conveyor and a second side facing toward the second conveyor, at least a substantial portion of the first side and the second side directly engaging material on the upper surface of the cover member.