Patent ID: 7556141

Claim:
In a reciprocating slat conveyor having a base structure that includes a plurality of longitudinal base sections that are connected together side-by-side along longitudinal side edges, said base structure including a plurality of laterally spaced apart guide beams extending longitudinally of the conveyor and longitudinal channels between the guide beams, an improved base structure comprising: each base section having a lower wall, an upper wall spaced vertically above the lower wall, first and second opposite side portions connected to the upper and lower walls, and a plurality of divider walls spaced apart between the side portions and extending vertically between the upper and lower walls, said upper and lower walls, said side portions and said divider walls together forming laterally spaced apart cells which extend lengthwise of the base section; and wherein each base section includes at least one elongated guide beam that extends upwardly from the upper wall of the base section.