Sheet conveyor system

Claim 1

A conveyor system for the transfer of successive wood veneer sheets past a glue spray station with the system providing for the removal of overspray and wood fragments from the conveyor components, said system comprising, a pair of powered smooth surfaced rollers oppositely disposed from the said material spray station, an additional powered roller disposed below said pair of rollers, a multitude of independent rubber cords of circular sections entrained in parallel relationship on said rollers for transferring said sheet material, each of said cords having a normal relaxed length less than their stretched length when entrained in place in the conveyor system, cooperating hook members inserted in opposite ends of each of said cords whereby a cord may be individually entrained about said rollers and stretched permitting joining of said hook members for tensioned installation of the cord on said rollers, a liquid filled tank located along the course of said cords with said additional roller disposed therein to cause said cords to be immersed, means simultaneously spacing and wiping a portion of the surface of each of said cords, rinse applicator means also located along said course of said cords, and a powered brush transversely disposed across the path of said cords with a portion of the brush moving arcuately through and beyond the cords for collecting excess liquid from the cords prior to their receiving sheet material, said brush independently powered at a rotational speed adequately to discharge the collected liquid by centrifugal force.