Tray lock conveyor for dishwashing machines
OwnerTore H. Noreninventor
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Abstract
An improved peg structure of an endless belt conveyor grips trays to prevent dislodgement during high speed passage through washing and rinsing stations as in a flight dishwashing system.
Claims1
In an endless conveyor belt moving wares such as trays through a dishwashing machine, a plurality of peg links disposed on transverse rods with each link having a longitudinal body portion and a single upstanding peg with a front and back side and a tray lock on the back side of said peg including a projection having a substantially horizontal undersurface disposed in spaced relation above said body portion, each of said peg links having front and rear transverse bearings for mounting upon transverse rods of said conveyor belt with said body portion extending between said bearings and said peg extending upwardly from said body adjacent said front bearing, and said body having a short upstanding shoulder adjacent said rear bearing below said tray lock projection to define with said peg an area for engagement by an edge of a tray or the like disposed between said peg and like pegs on peg links in a row behind said peg link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.