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US 12,729,066 B2Granted
Modular conveyor belt with dedicated access module
AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsGilbert J. MacLachlan, Angela Longo Marshall, Kevin W. Guernsey, Benson Hall, Matthew Vulpetti, Jonathan J. Bishop, Jacob Govert Vermeiden, Andrzej Jacek Gonera
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Abstract
A dedicated access module inserted between standard conveyor belt modules in a conveyor belt forms a dedicated opening and closing point for the conveyor belt. The dedicated access module comprises two mating portions, each portion including standard, articulating hinge elements on an outside end and non-articulating connection means on an inside end for connecting to the other, corresponding mating portion.
Claims20
A dedicated access module for a conveyor belt, comprising:
- a first mating portion having a first set of articulatable hinge elements at an outer end and a first non-articulatable connection element at an inner end;
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- a second mating portion having a second set of articulatable hinge elements at an outer end and a second non-articulatable connection element at an inner end configured to engage the first non-articulatable connection element,
- wherein the first mating portion engages the second mating portion to form a dedicated access module having a top conveying surface and an opposite bottom surface having a laterally-extending drive element for engaging a drive for the conveyor belt, each mating portion forming a portion of the drive element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.