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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177055 | Conveyor with at least one conveyor support apparatus A conveyor includes at least one conveyor support apparatus. Each conveyor support apparatus includes one or more bases and a plurality of supports adjacent to the at least one base. The supports are comprised of concrete. The supports extend vertically from the bas... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7617925 | Conveyor idler support frame A conveyor idler support frame (10) for rotatably mounting a conveyor idler (12, 14, 16, 20, 22) is provided. The frame is displaceable between an operation position and an idler removal position. In the operation position, the frame places a mounted i... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7530451 | Support station of conveyor belt and transporter comprising same The invention concerns a support station (12) of a conveyor belt comprising a base (20) supported on the floor and a cradle (22) guiding the belt (14) supported by the base. The base (20) comprises at least one concrete beam (30... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7287642 | Trippable idler roller assembly for belt conveyors An idler roller assembly comprises a base frame which includes first and second spaced-apart mounting brackets, a support frame which includes a support tube that comprises a first end which is positioned adjacent the first mounting bracket and a second end which is... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7198752 | Drive system for an apparatus for staining specimens For automatic transportation and lifting and lowering of specimens in an automatic stainer, a drive system comprises a motor (16) and a side wall assembly (40), the motor (16) being coupled on the drive side to a first (12) and a second (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6935490 | Conveying installation for transporting goods A installation for transporting goods has a conveyor belt with supporting bars carried thereon transversely to the direction of movement of the conveyor belt. Two vertically spaced-apart supporting tracks are formed in each case by two supporting cables. Running rol... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902053 | Conveyor belt alignment system A conveyor belt alignment system for maintaining a maintaining a conveyor belt's alignment under various operating conditions. The conveyor belt alignment system includes a mounting plate for attaching to a structure, a first plate attached to a second plate, wherei... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6308819 | Advancing tailpiece The invention relates to an advancing tailpiece of a continuous belt conveyor system used in the mining industry. The advancing tailpiece is supported by telescopic booms extending from a support structure rising from the base of a tow car. The telescopin... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6079551 | Idler support system for tubular conveyors An idler support system for use with a tubular conveyor. The system includes an idler frame that includes a generally U-shaped frame component defined by a first leg and a second leg joined by a generally semicircular portion joining the first leg and the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6053305 | Lift conveyor with single belt having criss-cross return segments A single endless belt lift conveyor has lower criss-cross return segments that are guided by vertically spaced guide rollers that rotate about vertical axes. The vertical guide rollers are mounted to adjacent towers spaced along a telescoping boom of the ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5941368 | Idler support system for tubular conveyors An idler support system for use with a tubular conveyor. The system includes an idler frame that includes a generally U-shaped frame component defined by a first leg and a second leg joined by a generally semicircular portion joining the first leg and the... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5657857 | Pivotal idler frame assembly for conveyers A pivotal idler frame assembly for conveyors is disclosed in one preferred embodiment of the present invention as including an idler frame assembly selectively disposed in a pivotal relationship to a stationary conveyor frame. The idler frame assembly con... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5620033 | Workpiece delivering device usable as a handle for a machine A workpiece delivering device is to be used in a machine which has a top face formed with a channel that extends between input and output ends of the machine and that has opposite channel walls and a channel bottom. The workpiece delivering device include... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5341921 | Catenary rigid top troughing assembly Catenary rigid top troughing assemblies guide and support the top, or load carrying portion of a flexible belt conveyor system. Each assembly consists of two formed cross members. Attached at each end of the cross members is a saddle, which rigidly mounts... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5318170 | Catenary rigid top troughing assembly-offset Catenary rigid top troughing assemblies guide and support the top, or load carrying portion of a flexible belt conveyor system. Each unit includes a centrally located, formed cross member. Attached at each end of the cross member is a saddle, which rigidl... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5246102 | Closed belt conveyor arrangement A closed belt conveyor arrangement for transporting material along a conveyor path having a support structure for supporting the conveyor belt and a plurality of roller elements. The support structure including an elongated support profile beam, supports ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 4760913 | Hinged belt support and enclosure system A support and enclosure system for a hinged belt conveyor includes a frame truss enclosing loaded and unloaded belt flights. The frame truss includes a plurality of vertical risers. The loaded flight rides between a plurality of troughing roll sets and to... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4730723 | Hooking device for conveyor roller A hooking device for conveyor roller comprises an internally threaded casing, the bottom of which is fitted externally with a hook, and a hollow roller holding nut provided with an external thread adapted to screw into the inside of the casing. The hook o... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4650065 | Belt conveyor A belt conveyor having a frame located inside whereof are two lengthy pliable members which are interconnected by medial idlers. A plurality of side idlers are supported on fulcrum pins which make each an angle with a plane through the pliable members and... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4524864 | Belt conveyor gap stringer support system A gap stringer conveyor belt support structure having a pair of spaced apart parallel stringers with rollers therebetween and a pair of underlying support frames. Each support frame includes a pair of generally vertical extensible load bearing posts each ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4261460 | Belt conveyor wire rope support system for wire rope mounted roller idlers An intermediate assembly for supporting parallel cables stretched between end frames in a conveyor. The assembly including rigid cross members maintaining the cables a fixed distance apart, first and second posts each connected at its top end to one of th... | 04/14/1981 |
