Patent ID: 6854397

Claim:
A metallic frame member having fitted thereon a plastic traveling rail usable in a traveling frame assembly, guide rail, or receiving rail in a conveyor system, the frame member comprising: a rear section extending longitudinally of the frame member; a pair of inclined sections contiguous to lateral ends of the rear section and extending in converging directions away from the rear section; a pair of front sections contiguous to lateral ends of the inclined sections and extending in directions generally parallel to the rear section; and a pair of side sections continuous to lateral ends of the front sections and extending in parallel directions towards the plane of the rear section; the rear section and pair of inclined sections defining together a longitudinal concavity having a generally C-like vertical cross-section; and each of the side sections being folded back at the free end inside or outside thereof, wherein there are provided through-holes formed in the bent joint between the rear section and inclined section, that between the inclined section and front section and that between the front section and side section of the frame member, respectively; the traveling rail comprising a base piece, a catching piece opposite to, and with a predetermined space from the base piece, and a side piece contiguous to and joining the base piece and catching piece to each other at their ends, these pieces defining together a recess between them, and having formed at the free end thereof an engagement protection protruded towards the base piece, the traveling rail being fixed to the frame member with the inner wall of the base piece being put in abutment on the side section of the frame member, inner wall of the catching piece being put in abutment on the folded portion of the side section of the frame member and with the engagement projection being engaged on the end of the folded portion of the side section of the frame member.