Patent ID: 8127919

Claim:
A conveyor lift table for a conveyor system comprising: a conveyor including a frame and a plurality of rollers for supporting a load thereon; a lift mechanism connected to one end to said frame and at an opposite end to a base, said lift mechanism configured to move said conveyor with a load supported thereon from an uppermost position to a lowermost position; a guard assembly including; at least two U-shaped panel sections, each of said panel sections defining a successively larger perimeter; the panel section having the smallest perimeter being attached to said conveyor frame; and each panel section being connected to the panel section having the next larger perimeter by a plurality of slide members configured to permit relative sliding movement between adjacent panel sections, wherein said guard assembly is configured so that said panel sections slide relative to each other to completely enclose said lift mechanism on three sides as it moves between its uppermost and lowermost positions.