Patent ID: 7234588

Claim:
A merge conveyor comprising: a frame defining a travel pathway for moving cargo, the travel pathway extending from a first end to a second end; a tail pulley supported by the frame adjacent to the first end of the travel pathway, the tail pulley having a first rotational axis perpendicular to the travel pathway; a first nose bar supported by the frame adjacent to the second end of the travel pathway, the first nose bar being disposed at an angle with respect to the travel pathway; a drive pulley supported by the frame and having a second rotational axis parallel with the travel pathway; a second nose bar supported by the frame and being parallel with and spaced from the first nose bar; a snub pulley supported by the frame and having a third rotational axis parallel with the first rotational axis; and an endless belt sequentially routed over the tail pulley, the first nose bar, the drive pulley, the second nose bar, and the snub pulley, the endless belt extending directly from the drive pulley to the second nose bar, directly from the second nose bar to the snub pulley, and then directly from the snub pulley to the tail pulley.