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US 12,698,159 B2Granted
Material handling apparatus
AssigneeIntelligrated Headquarters, LLC
InventorsJakub Tocháček, Jaroslav Tesař
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Abstract
According to the embodiments illustrated herein, an axle mount is illustrated. The axle mount includes a base portion. Further, the axle mount includes a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable on a frame of a conveyor apparatus. Additionally, the axle mount includes a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of a roller.
Claims19
An axle mount comprising:
- a base portion;
- a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable on a frame of a conveyor apparatus, wherein the base portion and the neck portion have a circular shape, and wherein the circular shape of the neck portion and the base portion facilitates rotation of the axle mount about a first vertical axis of the axle mount, wherein the neck portion is receivable in a groove defined on the frame of the conveyor apparatus such that the axle mount is rotatable about the neck portion with respect to the groove to facilitate reception of a roller in one or more orientations;
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- a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of the roller.
1 more element
A conveyor apparatus comprising:
- one or more frames having a surface defining one or more grooves along a lateral axis of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the lateral axis is defined along a conveyance path of the conveyor apparatus;
- at least one axle mount receivable in at least one groove of the one or more grooves, wherein the at least one axle mount comprises:
- a base portion;
- a neck portion extending out from the base portion, the neck portion being rotatably receivable in the at least one groove, wherein the base portion and the neck portion have a circular shape, and the circular shape of the neck portion and the base portion facilitates rotation of the axle mount about a first vertical axis of the axle mount, wherein the neck portion is receivable in the at least one groove defined on the one or more frames of the conveyor apparatus such that the at least one axle mount is rotatable about the neck portion with respect to the at least one groove to facilitate reception of a roller in one or more orientations;
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- a seat portion disposed on the neck portion, the seat portion having a surface defining a first recess to receive an end of the roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.