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AssigneeLaitram, L.L.C.
InventorsAndrew N. Baker, Yorrick Mulder, Paul Edward Kirkpatrick, Jr., Jeffrey S. Schwai
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Apparatus and method for activating conveyor belt roller assemblies by lowering and extending wearstrips to selectively lower the conveyor belt to place the conveyor belt roller assemblies into contact with actuating rollers. A wearstrip module housing the wearstrips includes an upper support upon which the wearstrips are mounted that is longitudinally and vertically movable relative to a lower support fixed relative to the actuating rollers. Mounting brackets rotatably mount the lower support and actuating rollers in a fixed position and orientation.
A conveyor comprising:
A wearstrip module for selectively raising and retracting a set of wearstrips, comprising:
A method for operating an advancing conveyor belt having rows and columns of article-supporting roller assemblies extending through the thickness of the belt, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.