Patent ID: 7467707

Claim:
A conveyor support apparatus comprising; a) a belt; b) a belt roller; c) a frame; d) a hopper; e) belt troughing slides; wherein the belt troughing slides comprise stanchion assemblies and slide bars; wherein the stanchion assemblies comprise cross members, stanchions, upper drop brackets, and lower drop brackets; wherein the slide bars comprise a wear surface attached to an impact cushion; wherein the stanchions are assembled between the cross members; wherein the slide bars are adjustably attached to the stanchions; wherein the stanchions are angularly adjustable so as to provide a trough for the belt; wherein the upper and lower drop brackets are vertically and rotary adjustable with respect to each other; wherein the lower drop brackets attach to the cross members of the stanchion assemblies; wherein the upper drop brackets attach to the frame resulting in the stanchion assemblies having vertical and rotary adjustment to provide full support of the belt because the upper and lower drop brackets are adjustable with each other.