Patent ID: 7503452

Claim:
A return roller assembly configured to support a belt in a continuous belt conveyor system, said return roller assembly comprising: an elongated shaft having a first end and a second end; a first bearing assembly at said first end of said shaft, said first bearing assembly having a housing and a bearing rotatably disposed in said housing, said first end of said shaft connected to said bearing, said bearing and said bearing housing of said first bearing assembly cooperatively configured to allow said bearing to slip so as to be generally self-centering; and a second bearing assembly at said second end of said shaft, said second bearing assembly having a housing and a bearing rotatably disposed in said housing, said second end of said shaft connected to said bearing, wherein said shaft rotates between said first bearing assembly and said second bearing assembly upon linear movement of said belt on said shaft, said bearing and said bearing housing of said second bearing assembly cooperatively configured to allow said bearing to slip so as to be generally self-centering.