CONVERTING ROLLER CONVEYORS INTO BELT CONVEYORS

A conversion kit and a method for inexpensively converting a roller conveyor into a belt conveyor. The converted conveyor (30) is made from a roller conveyor that has a frame (32) with two parallel sides supporting a set of parallel rollers (34) at spaced apart locations. A conversion kit is used to...

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Main Authors GREVE, CHRISTOPHER G, LAPEYRE, ROBERT S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 10.05.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A conversion kit and a method for inexpensively converting a roller conveyor into a belt conveyor. The converted conveyor (30) is made from a roller conveyor that has a frame (32) with two parallel sides supporting a set of parallel rollers (34) at spaced apart locations. A conversion kit is used to make the conversion. The kit includes attachment collars (36) that fit aroun d selected rollers and wearstrip material (38) that extends outward from the attachment collars and overlies a group of consecutive collars. The wearstri p material and the collars resting on the rollers form a carryway bed on which a conveyor belt (50) or chain is supported.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20002358424