Patent ID: 8881887

Claim:
A foldable conveyor comprising: a first conveyor section having an upper portion, a lower portion and a distal end; a second conveyor section having an upper portion, a lower portion and a proximal end, the lower portion of the second conveyor section pivotally connected to the lower portion of the first conveyor section, wherein a pivotal connection between the lower portion of the distal end of the first conveyor section to the lower portion of the proximal end of the second conveyor section allows the second conveyor section to articulate about the first conveyor section; a pivoting mechanism operatively connected to the first conveyor section and the second conveyor section, the pivoting mechanism including: a first link having a first end pivotally connected to the lower portion of the first conveyor section; a second link having a first end pivotally connected to the upper portion of the second conveyor section, wherein a second end of the second link is pivotally connected with a second end of the first link; and an actuator configured to pivot the second conveyor section about the first conveyor section by allowing a relative movement between the first link and the second link.