Patent ID: 7000759

Claim:
An endless loop belt conveyor system having a pair of generally parallel side walls and joined by a series of spaced apart connector bars to form a rigid frame, the parallel side walls of the frame having a distance between them, the conveyor system further comprising: at least one endless loop belt conveyor belt support and guide; and at least two conveyor belt support and guide mounts, said conveyor belt support and guide mounts supported in spaced apart relation by a pair of generally parallel side walls of a conveyor frame, any said two or more conveyor belt support and guide mounts supporting said at least one endless loop belt conveyor belt support and guide, and wherein each said endless loop belt conveyor belt support and guide includes a smooth, non-moving upper surface supporting and guiding an endless loop belt for movement around the conveyor system wherein each said conveyor belt support and guide mount includes an upper yoke portion, said upper yoke portion having a width dimension substantially the same as the distance between the pair of generally parallel side walls of a conveyor frame, said yoke portion connected to and supported by such a pair of generally parallel side walls of a conveyor frame, and wherein each said conveyor belt support and guide mount includes a U-shaped frame connected to and supported by and below said upper yoke portion.