Patent ID: 7497324

Claim:
A conveyer system for conveying materials continuously along a series of troughs arranged angularly with respect to each other, said system incorporating at least a first trough and a second trough each reciprocating to move product continuously along a particular path through reciprocating motion, said second trough being at an angle up to 90° to said first trough, and said second trough attached to a plurality of rocker arms and cooperating reactor springs, said rocker arms and said reactor springs joined to a chassis, and said first trough having a motor upon said chassis, an eccentric cam connect to said motor, and a linkage from said cam to said first trough, wherein the improvement comprises; a first bracket joined beneath said first trough proximate to said second trough; a slave drive spring bracket join to said second trough proximate to said first trough; a slave drive spring connected to said slave drive spring bracket; a second bracket joined beneath said second trough proximate to said first trough and connected to said slave drive spring; a yoke having a arcuate shape, a first pin connect to said first bracket, an opposite second pin connected to said second bracket, and a centrally located trunnion connecting to said chassis of said first trough, said centrally located trunnion pivotally connecting approximately centrally to said yoke and providing for its reciprocal movement; and whereby, reciprocal movement of said first trough transmits through said first bracket and to said first pin, pivots said yoke upon said trunnion, moves said second pin, transmits movement to said slave drive spring bracket and said slave spring and then to said second bracket for moving said second trough approximately 180° out of phase with said first trough, thereby moving product continuously upon said second trough received from said first trough and at a substantial angle to said first trough.