Sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor
OwnerOlof A. Hallstrominventor
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Abstract
The sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor of this invention includes on one side edge of each slat an upwardly extending inverted U-shape portion and on the opposite side edge an upwardly extending substantially straight flange portion configured for reception within the inverted U-shape portion of the adjacent slat to provide a passageway that extends upwardly from adjacent the load-supporting surface of the adjacent slat, thence around the upper end of the flange and downward to the space between adjacent slats.
Claims4
A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
- a) a conveyor slat support frame,
- b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slats supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation, and
- c) means on adjacent slats for cooperative interengagement to provide a passageway communicating at one end with the load-supporting surface of a slat and extending upward therefrom and thence downward to the opposite end of said passageway.
A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
- a) a conveyor slat-support frame,
- b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slots supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation, and
- c) means for forming a passageway communicating at one end with the load-supporting surface of one of an adjacent pair of slats and extending upward therefrom and thence downward for communicating at the opposite end of said passageway with a space between the adjacent slats.
A sealless slat-type reciprocating conveyor, comprising:
- a) a conveyor slat support frame,
- b) a plurality of elongated conveyor slats supported on the frame for longitudinal reciprocation,
- c) one longitudinal side portion of each of adjacent slats having a substantially inverted U-shape cross section extending upwardly from the load-supporting surface of the slat,
- d) the opposite longitudinal side portion of said slat having an upwardly extending flange configured for free reception upwardly into the space within the inverted U-shape side portion of the adjacent conveyor slat,
- e) the terminal end of the inverted U-shape portion being spaced from the load-supporting surface of the adjacent slat and the flange portion being spaced from the inner surface of the U-shape portion for providing a passageway extending upwardly from the load-supporting surface of the adjacent slat and around the upper end of the flange and thence downwardly to the space between the adjacent slats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.