Patent ID: 7004308

Claim:
A conveyor for transferring movable items from a supply source into a load carrying body, said conveyor comprising an upper longitudinally elongated conveyor section and a lower longitudinally elongated conveyor section, each of said conveyor sections including a conveying surface from an infeed end to a discharge end, said conveying surface on said upper conveyor section being disposed at an elevation higher than the conveying surface on said lower conveyor surface, said lower conveyor section underlying said upper conveyor section when said conveyor sections are in retracted position, said conveyor sections being movable longitudinally in relation to each other to extend and retract said conveyor sections in relation to each other, a guide structure interconnecting said conveyor sections to retain said conveyor sections generally in alignment during longitudinal movement thereof, said lower conveyor section including a powered, wheeled supporting structure at an infeed end thereof to move said lower conveyor section longitudinally between an extended position to form a continuous conveying surface and a retracted position with the lower conveyor section underlying said upper conveyor section to reduce the length of said conveyor when retracted to about one half of the length of the conveyor when in extended position, said powered wheeled supporting structure enabling the discharge end of said lower conveyor section to be adjusted in relation to a load body.