Patent ID: 7870950

Claim:
A conveyor system, comprising: a vertical first post; a vertical second post; said first and second posts disposed in longitudinally spaced apart relation to one another; a first forward support arm and a first rearward support arm surmounting said first post and being interconnected to one another; said first forward support arm and said first rearward support arm collectively forming a “V”-shape, said “V”-shape being formed by said first forward support arm and said first rearward support arm only; a second forward support arm and a second rearward support arm surmounting said second post; said second forward support arm and said second rearward support arm collectively forming a “V”-shape, said “V”-shape being formed only by said second forward support arm and said second rearward support arm; a longitudinally-extending forward drive belt mounted for rotation about a path of travel that extends only between said first and second forward support arms; a longitudinally-extending rearward primary support rail supported at opposite ends by said first and second rearward support arms; said rearward primary support rail adapted to slidingly support a sidewall of a product container that is tilted from a vertical position so that it lies at an angle defined by said first and second rearward support arms; said forward drive belt adapted to support a bottom wall of said product container; whereby said product container is held in said tilted configuration by gravity; whereby said conveyor system may follow a path of travel including curvatures that include no guide rails; and whereby said conveyor system includes a single conveyor belt and a single primary support rail that cooperate with one another to hold said product container in said tilted configuration.