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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044965 | Troughing idlers for belt conveyors A troughing idler of an enclosed belt conveyor has a horizontal shaft that is supported by antifriction bearings mounted outside of the side walls of the trunking and carries a medial roller. Each of the side walls of the trunking supports a downwardly an... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5027940 | Conveyor stub idler apparatus Stub idler units for a flexible sidewall belt conveyors support the return belt run. Each unit includes a stub roll fixed to and forming an integral part of a solid shaft. A pair of re-lubricable, sealed bearings are mounted within opposite ends of a tubu... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4903820 | Idler rollers for belt conveyors A conveyor belt advances over an assembly of cylindrical idler rollers. Each idler roller includes a cylindrical body rotatable about an axially disposed tubular shaft. Air under pressure enters the proximal end of the tubular shaft and advances through t... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4844241 | Conveyor stub idler roll apparatus Stub idler roll units for flexible sidewall belt conveyors are mounted to support the return run of a sidewall belt. The stub idler roll unit includes a stub roll fixed to and forming an integral part of a support shaft. The shaft extends from the roll an... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4830179 | Idler rollers for belt conveyors A belt conveyor includes an assembly of conveyor idler rollers for supporting a conveyor belt advancing thereon. Each conveyor idler roller includes a cylindrical body that is freely rotatable about a shaft. A keeper seal prevents axial displacement of th... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4751999 | Storage conveyor system The present invention discloses an inclining consecutive alternating direction track storage conveyor system including at least one or more axles having at least two or more discs positioned on the axle for changing direction of a belt from one inclining ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4266662 | Trough roller assembly An idler trough roller assembly adapted to be mounted along a supporting frame to support the upper flight of a belt conveyor during movement of bulk material. Fixed angular supports are mounted on the frame. Each support has an outside cylindrical surfac... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4245738 | Belt conveyors and belt supporting stools therefor A belt conveyor of the extendible type wherein stools are provided which complete with respective upper and lower belt supporting elements can readily and reliably be introduced into the extendible portion of the conveyor during operation of the conveyor.... | 01/20/1981 |