Removable primary cleaner

A conveyor belt primary cleaning blade device configured for installation on a conveyor belt system, said primary cleaning blade device comprising:

• a pair of blade bodies, each blade body having a cleaning edge and a bottom portion opposite said cleaning edge, said bottom portion comprising an extrusion that is embedded within said body, said extrusion comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls having upper ends connected together by a top wall, said extrusion having an open bottom end, said open bottom end being coincident with a bottom edge of said blade body;
• said extrusion running a length of said blade body and having a first end and a second end, said first end comprising an indent in each sidewall to form a first pair of opposing indents at said first end and a second pair of opposing indents at said second end;
• a mounting tube having a connecting element thereon, said connecting element comprising an upstanding wall having a pair of groove tracks machined within said upstanding wall;
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• each of said blade bodies are releasably secured to a respective track by any pair of said opposing indents being engaged within said groove track when said open bottom end of said extrusion is slid over said groove track.

A method of forming a conveyor belt primary cleaning blade configured for installation on a mounting tube, said method comprising:

• forming an extrusion comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls having upper ends connected together by a top wall and an open bottom end and wherein said extrusion has first and second ends and wherein an indent is embedded in each sidewall to form a first pair of opposing indents at said first end and a second pair of opposing indents at said second end;
• inserting said extrusion into a mold for forming a blade body having a cleaning edge and a bottom portion opposite said cleaning edge;
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• pouring a urethane into said mold to form said cleaning blade with said extrusion being formed integral to said bottom portion such that said open bottom end is coincident with a bottom edge of said blade body when said urethane is cured.

A method of forming a conveyor belt primary cleaning blade device configured for installation on a conveyor belt system, said method comprising:

• forming an extrusion comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls having upper ends connected together by a top wall and an open bottom end and wherein said extrusion has first and second ends and wherein an indent is embedded in each sidewall to form a first pair of opposing indents at said first end and a second pair of opposing indents at said second end;
• inserting said extrusion into a mold for forming a blade body having a cleaning edge and a bottom portion opposite said cleaning edge;
• pouring a urethane into said mold to form said cleaning blade with said extrusion being formed integral to said bottom portion such that said open bottom end is coincident with a bottom edge of said blade body when said urethane is cured;
• machining a groove track in an element that is fixed to a mounting tube configured for mounting within a conveyor belt system;
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• sliding said open bottom end of said extrusion over said element such that any pair of said opposing indents are engaged within said groove track to releasably secure said blade body to said mounting tube.

A method of forming a conveyor belt primary cleaning blade device configured for installation on a conveyor belt system, said method comprising:

• forming an extrusion comprising a pair of opposing sidewalls having upper ends connected together by a top wall and an open bottom end and wherein said extrusion has first and second ends and wherein an indent is embedded in each sidewall to form a first pair of opposing indents at said first end and a second pair of opposing indents at said second end;
• inserting said extrusion into a mold for forming a blade body having a cleaning edge and a bottom portion opposite said cleaning edge;
• pouring a urethane into said mold to form said cleaning blade with said extrusion being formed integral to said bottom portion such that said open bottom end is coincident with a bottom edge of said blade body when said urethane is cured;
• machining a groove track in an aluminum element that is fixed to a mounting tube configured for mounting within a conveyor belt system;
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• applying a downward force on said blade body causing said open bottom end of said extrusion to press over said aluminum element such that any pair of said opposing indents are engaged with said groove track to releasably secure said blade body to said mounting tube.