Patent ID: 7275634

Claim:
A belt scraper assembly configured to scrape debris off of a surface of a conveyor belt in a conveyor belt system having a supporting framework, said belt scraper assembly comprising: an elongated support bar having a first end, a second end, a first edge and a second edge, each of said first end and said second end of said support bar pivotally attached to said supporting framework so as to dispose said support bar in spaced apart relation to said surface of said conveyor belt; an elongated scraper blade having a first edge and an opposite facing second edge, said support bar attached to said scraper blade between said first edge and said second edge of said scraper blade so as to dispose said first edge of said scraper blade outwardly of said first edge of said support bar and said second edge of said scraper blade outwardly of said second edge of said support bar, both of said first edge and said second edge of said scraper blade configured to selectively scrape debris from said surface of said conveyor belt; and means interconnecting said support bar and said supporting framework for biasing one of said first edge or said second edge of said scraper blade against said surface of said conveyor belt.