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US 2022/0306390 A1Published application
Tube conveyor with belting having longitudinal cogs
AssigneeWCCO Belting, Inc.
InventorsChad R. Haugen, Mark Beyer
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Abstract
A tube conveyor including a tube and a conveyor belt. The tube has a bore extending therethrough. The conveyor belt is movable through the tube bore. The conveyor belt includes a base and at least one first longitudinal cog. The base has a first edge and a surface. The at least one first longitudinal cog extends from the base surface. The at least one first longitudinal cog is oriented substantially parallel to the first edge.
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A tube conveyor comprising:
- a tube having a bore extending therethrough;
- and
- a conveyor belt that is movable through the tube bore, wherein the conveyor belt comprises:
- a base having a first edge, wherein the base has a surface;
- and
- at least one first longitudinal cog extending from the base surface, wherein the at least one first longitudinal cog is oriented substantially parallel to the first edge.
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A method of conveying product in a tube conveyor comprising:
- providing a tube conveyor comprising a tube and a conveyor belt, wherein the tube has a bore extending therethrough, wherein the conveyor belt comprises a base and at least one first longitudinal cog, wherein the base has a first edge and a surface, wherein the at least one first longitudinal cog extends from the base surface and wherein the at least one first longitudinal cog is oriented substantially parallel to the first edge;
- placing product on the conveyor belt;
- moving the conveyor belt through the tube bore to convey the product with the tube conveyor;
- and
- restricting lateral movement of the product on the conveyor belt as the conveyor belt is moving through the tube bore with the at least one longitudinal cogs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.