Patent ID: 8196738

Claim:
A conveyor pulley lagging assembly that is adapted to be utilized with a conveyor belt to minimize conveyor belt slippage, said assembly comprising: (a) a cylindrically shaped pulley supported on axle shafts for rotation; (b) a cured layer of rubber secured to the outer surface of said pulley, said layer of cured rubber includes a pattern of grooves arranged at an angle to the axis of rotation of said pulley and said tiles are interspersed between said grooves; (c) a plurality of ceramic tiles; (d) a plurality of pockets generally of the same size as said tiles formed in the surface of said layer of cured rubber for receiving said tiles; and (e) said tiles are secured in said pockets and each of said tiles has a generally exterior planar face and a series of raised dimples extending outwardly therefrom.