Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151978 | Low backline pressure modular conveying assembly A modular conveying assembly for reducing backline pressure when accumulating products includes a first roller belt module having a top surface and at least one first roller axle support extending above the top surface. The first axle support includes an opening. A ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113340 | Modular conveyer belt A modular member for a conveyer belt is provided that includes an elongated main base, at least one attaching rod and a plurality of hooks. The at least one attaching rod is coupled proximate a first side of the main base. The plurality of aligned hooks are coupled ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8083053 | Modularly constructed conveyor belt, and module A conveyor belt for following a conveyance path with straight and curved conveyance path sections is constructed of module rows of a module (10) or a plurality of modules situated side by side in the transverse direction of the conveyor belt. Adjacent module ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8074791 | Hook assembly for a conveyor belt A hook assembly for a modular conveyor belt having a conveying surface is provided. The hook assembly has a link interleaved with a plastic link from the modular conveyor belt. A hinge pin secures the link and plastic link together. The link has a recess in the conv... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8047356 | Radius belt with improved stiffness A belt module having an intermediate section including a cross rib having a corrugated portion. The intermediate section also has a web extending along the length of the intermediate section and disposed adjacent to the cross rib. The module has a first and a second... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028825 | Handling device with flexible link chains and bars Handling device of the present invention includes spaced-out transverse bars connected through their ends to endless lateral drive chains made of links. The chains include a series of flexible links connected through bars. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016103 | Chain transport system with add-on components The invention relates to a chain-transport system containing chain links (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, . . . ) which are strung together and adjacent chain links (10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, . . . ) being rotatably joined together ab... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987974 | Buttonless conveyor belt A conveyor belt is made with a series of spaced apart buttonless rods. The buttonless rods are connected to each other with a plurality of links. The buttonless ends of the rods are welded or otherwise affixed to the links so that the ends of the rods are substantia... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967132 | Module for a conveyor mat and modular conveyor mat A module (1) for a conveyor mat, comprising a body part (2) which is provided, on front and rear sides (3, 6) operatively extending transversely to the conveying direction (p), with hinge loops (5A, 5B) mutually spaced apart at mut... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7828136 | Side-flexing conveyor belt A conveyor is described comprising an endless side-flexing conveyor belt made from a number of rows of hinged interconnected belt links, where each row comprises at least one link, where each link has a front end, a back end, a top surface, a bottom surface and two ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802676 | Conveyor belt module with high friction conveying surface A belt module having a grid geometry including cavities and ribs associated with an outer surface for attaching a high friction material. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7775347 | Assembly for hingedly coupling parts of a conveyor, and hinge pin An assembly for hingedly coupling parts of a conveyor comprising a first conveyor part (2) provided with a row of hinge eyes positioned in alignment, and an end hinge eye (7b) with an enlarged hinge hole (8b) which is positioned so... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766159 | Rod retaining snap rod with enlarged retaining ring A modular belt having a first belt module and a second belt module intercalated and locked into position by a pivot rod having a head at one end and a retaining ring disposed in spaced apart relation relative to the head along the longitudinal axis. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762391 | Conveyor chain A conveyor chain comprising a plurality of substantially identical alternate elongated metal main links, each of which have a longitudinally extending opening therein which define U-shaped pivot pin receiving portions at the opposite ends thereof. A non-metallic U-s... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731021 | Conveyor link chain with universal coupling joint A conveyor chain with a universal coupling joint connecting consecutive chain links. The joint includes a joint member unitarily molded with a first link body engaged by a separately formed joint element insertable into a second adjacent link body to link the two li... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699160 | Conveyor comprising a plurality of hinged modules and means for avoiding axial displacement of the module hinge pins A conveyor comprising a plurality of modules (1) arranged one after the other, each of said modules comprising two parallel front and rear walls (2,3), two parallel lateral walls (17) and a top and bottom surface (15) and projecting from ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686159 | Exchangeable attachment and attachment holder for modular belts A belt module suitable for use in a modular belt and designed for holding attachments such as flights. The belt module has an attachment holder with a dovetail section on the upper surface that accommodates attachments and the like that are designed to be removably ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7661524 | Side-flexing conveyor belt An endless side-flexing conveyor is described comprising a conveyor belt made from a number of rows of hinged interconnected belt links, where each row comprises at least one link, where each link has a front end, a back end, a top surface, a bottom surface and two ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641044 | Conveyor chain for travel way A conveyor chain for a travel way on which an operator and/or a work carriage are reliably moved in a nonskid manner. The conveyor chain has a series of modules, each with a nonskid material loaded upper surface with front and rear hinge portions for connecting the ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611007 | Conveyer system with an offset bush A conveyor system is provided having a first pin (18); a first link block (11) carrying the first pin (18); a first offset bushing (17) on the first pin (18); and a second link block (11) carrying the first offset bushing ( | 11/03/2009 |
| 7530455 | Module with large open hinge for easy cleaning A belt designed for improved cleanability achieved by large link distances thus reducing the number of gaps. The module design reduces the undesirable elasticity of the belt under load by having link pairs, formed by links on adjacent modules, that are moved as clos... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530454 | Conveyor belt A conveyor belt including a plurality of link elements, and a pivot rod with a button head at one end. The button head is sized to pass through an outer opening and be received in a first edge extension when in a particular orientation. The pivot rod is retained wit... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527146 | Conveyor module with a snap fit extension for supporting a roller A conveyor assembly includes a module which can support a roller between adjacent hinge members to simplify modular conveyor assembly and disassembly. The module includes at least two adjacent first hinge members extending in a direction of conveyor travel and defin... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7490715 | Link chain with improved wear resistance and method of manufacturing same Link chain with improved wear resistance as well as method of manufacturing such a link chain. For manufacturing of a link chain, several chain links (39; 40) comprising link pins (41) or plates provided with coatings being applied by means of a PVD pr... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7419052 | Conveyor chain Conveyor chains are provided which comprise free balls which are free to rotate in all directions thereby allowing for the stable conveyance of articles in any direction in the entire horizontal plane and at an increased speed in the direction of conveyance with red... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419051 | Side-flexing conveyor belt An endless side-flexing conveyor is described comprising a conveyor belt made from a number of rows of hinged interconnected belt links, where each row comprises at least one link, where each link has a front end, a back end, a top surface, a bottom surface and two ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377380 | Modular conveyor mat A conveyor belt (1), comprising a number of plastic modules (3) successive in conveying direction (2) which are each provided at a front and rear side (4, 7) with a row of projections (5, 8) extending transversely to the conveying ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367448 | Chain with undulated edge A chain module with an undulating edge has an upper conveying surface having an opening for receiving a projecting portion of an adjacent chain module. The upper conveying surface has a top edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge has first and sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367447 | Rodless modular conveyor belt A conveyor belt assembled of modular plastic components is retained together without the usual connecting rods or pins. In one embodiment the modules, each of which has series of finger-like projections or knuckles both at forward and rear ends of the module, the pr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364038 | Conveyor belt link incorporating one or more rollers A conveyor comprising an endless conveyor belt made from a plurality of rows of hinged interconnected belt links where each row extends in a width direction substantially perpendicular to a traveling direction of the belt and comprises at least one link, where subst... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364037 | Lane divider attachment for modular belts A lane divider attachment with a flight portion that extends above the top surface of the belt module and provides a barrier to stop goods from shifting away from their position. The lane divider attachment includes a transverse pivot rod opening or recess disposed ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364036 | Module for a perforated flat top belt with hinge gap for better fluid flow A belt module comprising an intermediate section having a top surface. A first plurality of link ends have opposed side walls that provide the first link ends with a first transverse thickness. The transverse thickness is connected to the intermediate section at a f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360644 | Modular belt with rodless hinge A rodless system for a modular conveying belt where the studs are inserted into the pivot opening by transversally shifting the module with the studs in relation to the module with the pivot opening. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360643 | Electroconductive modular belt A modular belt having plug-inserts produced from electroconductive material. The plugs may be snapped into respective holes that are preformed or machined in a standard plastic belt module. The modules may be produced from low cost materials such as polypropylene or... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360641 | Conveyor belt having rollers that displace objects In one embodiment, a conveyor belt includes multiple roller sets, each roller set including a first roller and a second roller, the first and second rollers being placed in contact with each other such that driving of one of the rollers in a first angular direction ... | 04/22/2008 |
| RE40248 | Wide chain link conveyor structure The invention provided a conveyor belt, which is special in that the belt in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the belt is made from one single chain link, and that the transport top surface comprises a wide main portion and the top part of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357246 | Belt conveyor having self-clearing flights A conveyor having rollers supported above the conveying surface of a belt to prevent conveyed articles from being stranded atop flights or other positioning elements. The rollers may be passive or driven actively either directly by rolling contact with a carryway or... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334677 | Conveyor chain comprising chain links connected to one another via pivoting bearings, and a method for assembling the chain links In a conveyor chain, which includes chain links (1) being connected to one another via pivoting bearings (4), each chain link (1) has two link plates (2 and 3) and a bolt (5) which connects the two bolt ends (2.2 and ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331447 | Rod retaining snap rod with enlarged retaining ring A modular belt having modules intercalated and locked into position by a pivot rod having a retaining ring disposed in spaced apart relation relative to the end of the rod along the longitudinal axis. An outermost link end of the first plurality of link ends of the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331446 | Chain modular and modular chain conveyor A chain module (1) for a modular chain conveyor comprising a substantially sheet-shaped body part (2), provided with a conveying surface (3) located at an upper side of the body part (2), with hinge holes (4A1, 4A2, 4... | 02/19/2008 |
