Patent ID: 7950520

Claim:
A support assembly for supporting a conveyor belt in a trough-shape, said support assembly being mounted on a base and being accessible from at least one side of the conveyor belt, comprising: a first guide element mounted on a first frame in an inclined position for supporting a one side of the conveyor belt, said first frame disposed on top of the base and removable from the one accessible side of the conveyor belt; and a second guide element mounted on a second frame in an inclined position for supporting another side of the conveyor belt, said second frame disposed on top of the base and removable from the one accessible side of the conveyor belt, said second guide element being interconnected with said first guide element by one or more couplings to permit said first and second guide elements to be installed and removed from said one accessible side as a unit; wherein the first frame and second frame are aligned in a row extending generally transverse to the axis of the conveyor belt, said first frame and second frame being aligned and being removable from the one accessible side of the conveyor belt.