Patent ID: 8424674

Claim:
A reciprocating slat conveyor, comprising: a plurality of laterally spaced apart, longitudinally extending, fixed conveyor slats; a plurality of laterally spaced apart, longitudinally extending, movable conveyor slats, each said movable slat being positioned laterally between a pair of said fixed slats; each said fixed slat including a bottom and two spaced apart side parts connected to and extending upwardly from said bottom, and wings extending upwardly and laterally outwardly from said side parts, said base and side parts defining an upwardly opening fastener space to provide fastener access for a fastener that connects said bottom of said fixed slat to an underlying support, said fastener extending through said bottom; each said fixed slat having a longitudinally extending, removable insert positioned between the wings, each said insert closing said fastener space, and wherein, said insert cooperates with said wings to define a contoured top surface from wing-to-wing across the insert, with the insert defining a valley region of the contoured surface relative to the wings above the fastener position.