Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A conveyor comprising a track having in cross section approximately right angularly disposed trolley guide areas, said track also having curved sections, two rigid frame trolleys, two wheels carried at points spaced inwardly of the ends of the rigid frame by each of said trolleys and positioned in tandem for sequential contact with one of said track guide areas in the direction of trolley travel when said guide area makes a convex turn to guide said trolleys around said convex turn while positively moving both ends of the rigid frame of each of said trolleys away from the convex turn area, a third trolley disposed between adjacent ends of said rigid frames of said two aforementioned trolleys, at least one wheel carried by said third trolley to guide said third trolley along said track guide area which in cross section of the track is substantially at right angles to saId convex turn guide area, and an articulation connection between said adjacent ends of said rigid frames of said two first-mentioned trolleys and the ends of said third trolley, whereby the third trolley is moved away from and positively held out of contact with said convex turn area by said two first mentioned trolleys.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A conveyor comprising a track having in cross section approximately right angularly disposed trolley guide areas, said track also having curved sections, two rigid frame trolleys, two wheels carried at points spaced inwardly of the ends of the rigid frame by each of said trolleys and positioned in tandem for sequential contact with one of said track guide areas in the direction of trolley travel when said guide area makes a convex turn to guide said trolleys around said convex turn while positively moving both ends of the rigid frame of each of said trolleys away from the convex turn area, a third trolley disposed between adjacent ends of said rigid frames of said two aforementioned trolleys, at least one wheel carried by said third trolley to guide said third trolley along said track guide area which in cross section of the track is substantially at right angles to saId convex turn guide area, and an articulation connection between said adjacent ends of said rigid frames of said two first-mentioned trolleys and the ends of said third trolley, whereby the third trolley is moved away from and positively held out of contact with said convex turn area by said two first mentioned trolleys.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 1 further characterized in that one of said track guide areas has a continuous slot extending therealong.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 2 further characterized in that said third trolley is provided with a load support extending through said slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 1 further characterized in that each of said two first-mentioned trolleys are longer than said third trolley.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 4 in which each of said two first-mentioned trolleys is more than 50 percent longer than said third trolley.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 1 in which said articulation connection is of the two, substantially perpendicular axis of articulation type in which the axes are mutually displaced and joined ends of the trolleys are overlapped so as to increase the effective length of all trolleys, which enables a guiding trolley always to move an adjacent nonguiding trolley further away from the convex guiding area than would be possible if the trolley ends were not overlapped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A conveyor as specified in claim 6 further characterized in that a perpendicularly drilled joint block is positioned between adjacent trolleys.