Patent ID: 6929112

Claim:
A blade support sub-assembly adapted to be used with a scraper blade for scraping and cleaning a conveyor belt and with a mounting sub-assembly, comprising: a pair of notched receiving members, each notched receiving member having a notch formed from a front vertical stabilizer and a rear vertical stabilizer, said notch for receiving a scraper blade, and said pair of notched receiving members adapted for use with a mounting sub-assembly; a face plate extending between said pair of notched receiving members and about parallel to the scraper blade such that at least a portion of the scraper blade rests flush against said face plate when the scraper blade is situated in said pair of notched receiving members; and a means for vertically adjusting a height of the scraper blade in relation to a fixed position of said pair of notched receiving members and said face plate such that the scraper blade is rigidly fixed at a selected height and is in contact with a surface of the conveyor belt to be scraped.