Conveyor-supporting idler assembly

Claim 1

AN IDLER ASSEMBLY FOR A CONVEYOR COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING TWO MOUNTINGS SPACED APART THEREON, A PAIR OF PARALLEL WIRE ROPES EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID MOUNTINGS, BRACKETS SPACED APART IN SERIES BETWEEN SAID MOUNTINGS, EACH BRACKET SPANNING SAID PAIR OF ROPES AND BEING FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID ROPES WITH THE ENDS OF SAID ROPES BEING CONNECTED TO THE ENDMOST BRACKETS, ROLLER SHAFTS SPACED APART IN SERIES BETWEEN SAID MOUNTINGS AND SUPPORTED IN SAID BRACKETS AND ROLLERS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFTS, THE BRACKETS BEING ARRANGED IN PAIRS, EACH PAIR OF BRACKETS BEING SPACED FROM AN ADJACENT PAIR OF BRACKETS BY A DISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE A ROLLER, EACH BRACKET OF EACH PAIR BEING FORMED WITH A SQUARE CUT SLOT SUPPORTING ONE END OF ONE OF SAID SHAFTS, THE ENDS OF THE SHAFTS HAVING CORRESPONDINGLY SQUARE CUT RESILIENT END MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN THE SLOTS SO AS TO PREVENT ROTATION OF THE SHAFTS AND SAID RESILIENT END MEMBERS ENABLING THE SHAFTS TO VARY IN INCLINATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID BRACKETS, AND THE ENDMOST BRACKETS OF THE SERIES BEING RESILIENTLY CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID MOUNTING TO PERMIT VARIABLE TROUGHING OF SAID ROPES.