Patent ID: 8720662

Claim:
A roller assembly comprising: a roller having an outer cylindrical surface and defining a longitudinal axis about which said outer cylindrical surface is concentrically disposed; a roller flange having an outer periphery which is secured in fixed relation to said roller, said roller flange having a tapered hole concentrically disposed about said longitudinal axis, and a plurality of fastener holes disposed in said roller flange; a shaft having a shank, a mounting section and a tapered section, with said shank disposed outward of said mounting section and said tapered section disposed inward of said mounting section, said tapered section tapering to a smaller size toward an inward terminal end of said shaft; a shaft flange having a mounting hole for fixedly securing said mounting section of said shank therein, and said shaft flange further having apertures in alignment with respective ones of said plurality of fastener holes in said roller flange for receiving fasteners there-between; wherein said shaft flange is secured to said roller flange with said tapered section of said shaft engaging within said tapered hole in said roller flange to concentrically align said shaft with said roller.