Patent ID: 7131526

Claim:
A reciprocating slat conveyor, comprising: a plurality of laterally spaced apart, longitudinally movable conveyor slats; laterally spaced apart, fixed conveyor slats between the movable conveyor slats; said fixed conveyor slats having opposite side portions; said movable conveyor slats each having a cross-section formed by side portions that extend outwardly and downwardly from an apex; said side portions of the movable conveyor slats being positioned above said side portions of the fixed conveyor slats; a plurality of longitudinally movable transverse drive beams positioned below the fixed and movable conveyor slats; said movable conveyor slats being divided into sets equal in number to the number of transverse drive beams, wherein the movable conveyor slats of each set are connected to and move with a transverse beam for that set; said transverse drive beams being movable longitudinally of the conveyor below the fixed conveyor slats; and wherein the fixed conveyor slats are top portions of longitudinal beams which extend over the transverse drive beams.