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US 2003/0116410 A1Published application
Guide rail spacer
AssigneeSolus Indistrial Innovations, LLC
InventorStuart J. Ledingham
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Abstract
A guide rail spacer is provided that can be adjusted among a plurality of predetermined fixed positions with respect to the guide rail which it supports. The can spacer can also be secured when not in use such that it does not interfere with conveyor line operations while remaining readily available for use.
Claims13
A conveyor system comprising:
- a vertical support post mounted to a conveyor frame;
- a rod having a handle at a proximal end, and a guide rail clamp at a distal end, said rod having a longitudinal axis;
- a tube surrounding at least a portion of the rod, and mounted perpendicular to the support post, the support post being adapted to clamp the tube at any point along a length of the tube;
- a spring interposed between the handle and a proximal end of the tube;
- a spacer adapted to be interposed between the tube and the guide rail clamp to selectively space the guide rail clamp at a plurality of positions relative to the tube.
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A conveyor system comprising:
- a vertical support post mounted to a conveyor frame;
- a rod having a handle at a proximal end, and adapted to support a guide rail at a distal end;
- a tube surrounding at least a portion of the rod, and mounted perpendicular to the support post, the support post being adapted to clamp the tube at any point along a length of the tube;
- a spring interposed between the handle and a proximal end of the tube;
- means for spacing the rod relative to the support post at a plurality of positions along a longitudinal axis of the rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.