Roller track and guidance system
OwnerLawrence Sorgiinventor
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Abstract
Described is an object transport system that includes a plurality of roller tracks and roller guides. The roller tracks each include a plurality of rollers. Each roller track includes a keyway capable of receiving a key or interlocking component included in a roller track guide. The guide attaches to one side of the roller track. When the guide and roller track are interlocked, the roller track is perpendicular to the one side of the roller track to assist in controlling the movement of objects on the rollers of the roller track. The system includes pairs of roller tracks arranged such that for an n-pair arrangement of roller tracks, n+1 guides are used.
Claims15
An apparatus for transporting objects comprising:
- at least one roller track having a channel on an external face, wherein said channel is located within a bottom half of said roller track;
- and
- at least one roller track guide having a key portion that is of a shape capable of being received by said channel when said roller track guide is inserted into said channel in a direction parallel to said channel.
(Canceled)
An apparatus for transporting objects comprising:
- at least one roller track having a channel on an external face;
- and
- at least one roller track guide having a key portion that is of a shape capable of being received by said channel when said roller track guide is inserted into said channel in a direction parallel to said channel, wherein said channel is formed by a rectangular shaped portion having an opening on a side outward with respect to said roller track.
An apparatus for transporting objects comprising:
- at least one roller track having a channel on an external face;
- and
- at least one roller track guide having a key portion that is of a shape capable of being received by said channel when said roller track guide is inserted into said channel in a direction parallel to said channel, and further comprising, for each roller track:
- two nylon carriers, each of said two nylon carrier being inserted into another channel on an inside surface of said roller track;
- and
- at least one roller, each of said at lest one rollers having an axle through said roller at approximately a center of said roller, wherein each of said two nylon carriers includes an opening for receiving one end of said axle.
-14. (Cancelled)
A method of building an apparatus for transporting “n” rows of objects comprising:
- inserting at least one roller track guide into a channel included in a face of a roller track, each of said “n” rows having at least one corresponding roller track;
- and
- arranging a plurality of roller tracks and roller track guides using “n+1” roller track guides such that each roller track guide that is not located at an end of said arrangement is used as a guide for rows on both sides of said guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.