US3881594A
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Belt conveyors
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-12-21
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Granted: 1975-05-06
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Expires: 1992-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A belt conveyor, especially of relatively small cross dimensions such as a bottle conveyor for use in breweries and similar enterprises and comprising a conveyor belt with an upper conveying run and a lower return run, these runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, characterized in that the said holding means comprise a number of crosswise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the carrier means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their top side, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend. The said block member may be split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane both above and below the said central passage whereby they are easy to mount and allow mounting of intermediate block parts enabling a single conveyor to be widened into a conveyor having two or more parallel conveyor belts.
Inventors
- 👤 Peder Jorgensen Jepsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:15
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G21/00; B65G21/20; B65G21/22; B65G15/00; B65G15/60; B65G2201/00; B65G2201/02; B65G2201/0235; B65G2201/0244
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt with an upper covering run and a lower run return, said runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, said holding means including a plurality of cross wise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the conveyor means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their topside, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend, said block members being split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane above and below the central passage, and means for releasably connecting said block parts to each other, wherein between two of said block parts there is mounted an intermediate block part having portions projectIng to both sides of the vertical middle plane so as to form a double block member together with the outer block parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt with an upper covering run and a lower run return, said runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, said holding means including a plurality of cross wise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the conveyor means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their topside, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend, said block members being split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane above and below the central passage, and means for releasably connecting said block parts to each other, wherein between two of said block parts there is mounted an intermediate block part having portions projectIng to both sides of the vertical middle plane so as to form a double block member together with the outer block parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A conveyor according to claim 1, wherein said releasable connecting means includes a dovetail connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the said split planes above and below the central passage, respectively, being mutually offset to two opposite sides of the longitudinal, vertical middle plane of the central passage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
194 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt with an upper conveying run and a lower return run, said runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, said holding means including a plurality of crosswise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the carrier means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their top side, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend, said block members being split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane both above and below the central passage, means for releasably connecting said block parts to each other, an intermediate part being mounted between two of said block parts having portions projecting to both sides of the vertical middle plane thereof so as to form a double block member together with the outer block parts, wherein between the outer block parts there are mounted two or more of the said intermediate block parts thus forming a multiple block member for a number of juxtaposed, parallel conveyors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
194 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt with an upper conveying run and a lower return run, said runs being slidably supported on elongated carrier means of a conveyor chassis having means for holding the carrier means, said holding means including a plurality of crosswise arranged block members mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor and having the carrier means for the upper run of the conveyor belt mounted adjacent their top side, said block members having a central passage through which the lower return run of the conveyor belt and the carrier means thereof extend, said block members being split into block parts along a longitudinal vertical plane both above and below the central passage, means for releasably connecting said block parts to each other, an intermediate part being mounted between two of said block parts having portions projecting to both sides of the vertical middle plane thereof so as to form a double block member together with the outer block parts, wherein between the outer block parts there are mounted two or more of the said intermediate block parts thus forming a multiple block member for a number of juxtaposed, parallel conveyors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
161 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt having an upper conveyor run and a lower conveyor run, elongated carrier means for slidably supporting said upper and lower run, means for holding said carrier means, said holding means being mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor, each of said holding means including a pair of holding members, and means for releasably connecting said pair of holding members to each other, said holding members defining a passage means for receiving said lower conveyor run and being provided with a means for accommodating said upper conveyor run, each of said holding members being of a substantially U-shaped configuration with the respective leg portions of each of said members being connected by said releasable connecting means, the leg portions of said substantially U-shaped holding members defining the upper and lower limits of said passage means, wherein said connecting means includes a dovetail connection provided between the respective leg portions of said substantially U-shaped holding members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
161 words
A belt conveyor comprising: a conveyor belt having an upper conveyor run and a lower conveyor run, elongated carrier means for slidably supporting said upper and lower run, means for holding said carrier means, said holding means being mounted in spaced relationship along the conveyor, each of said holding means including a pair of holding members, and means for releasably connecting said pair of holding members to each other, said holding members defining a passage means for receiving said lower conveyor run and being provided with a means for accommodating said upper conveyor run, each of said holding members being of a substantially U-shaped configuration with the respective leg portions of each of said members being connected by said releasable connecting means, the leg portions of said substantially U-shaped holding members defining the upper and lower limits of said passage means, wherein said connecting means includes a dovetail connection provided between the respective leg portions of said substantially U-shaped holding members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A belt conveyor according to claim 5, wherein said means for accommodating said upper conveyor run includes a recess portion provided in said substantially U-shaped holding members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A belt conveyor according to claim 5, wherein said dovetail connections are mutually offset with respect to a vertically extending plane passing through the longitudinal center of the conveyor belt.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-05-05 | 1978-11-04 | 1979-05-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-05-05 | 1982-11-04 | 1983-05-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-05-05 | 1986-11-04 | 1987-05-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |