Patent ID: 7347320

Claim:
Conveyor comprising, in combination: a first drum; a second drum parallel to and spaced from the first drum; a bed extending between the first and second drums; an endless belt passing around the first and second drums and over the bed, with the endless belt including an operative surface adapted to transport material and an engagement surface engaging with the first and second drums and the bed; a first continuous guide formed on the engagement surface of the endless belt; a first pulley on each of the first and second drums receiving the first continuous guide of the endless belt for tracking the endless belt between the first and second drums; a second continuous guide formed on the engagement surface of the endless belt in a spaced, parallel relation to the first continuous guide; and a second pulley on each of the first and second drums receiving the second continuous guide of the endless belt for tracking the endless belt between the first and second drums, with the bed comprising a plurality of rollers located intermediate and parallel to the first and second drums, with each of the rollers including a shaft defining an axis of rotation, with the shaft extending beyond axial ends of the roller, with the endless belt including opposite edges; first and second ledges extending between the first and second drums and extending over each shaft beyond the axial ends of the roller, with the ledges including friction reducing strips engaging with the engagement surface of the endless belt adjacent the opposite edges of the endless belt.