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US 4,143,759 AGranted
Positionable cleats and associated conveyors
OwnerJoseph R. Paradisinventor
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Abstract
Cleats which may be positioned as desired on a conveyor belt. Each cleat has ears which permit its temporary and alterable attachment to a belt with alternating ridges and channels that are transverse to the direction of movement of the belt.
Claims9
In combination, a positionable conveyor cleat and a conveyor belt having recesses on the underside thereof;
- said cleat having a flight formed by a rigid single-piece member with securing means;
- said securing means comprising oppositely positioned members having inwardly directed abutments formed thereon securing said flight in at least one recess of said belt;
- whereby the flight can be removed and repositioned only by deflecting said belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.